middle name
English
Etymology
(name between first and last names): First recorded from Harvardiana in 1835.
Noun
middle name (plural middle names)
- A name between the first given name and the family name or surname; a second or subsequent given name.
- I go by David but it's my middle name; my full name is William David Mason.
- (figuratively) A trait, activity, or action closely associated with or aptly describing a person.
- Think twice about playing for cash because "Poker" is her middle name.
- I won't tell anyone. "Discretion" is my middle name.
- (Philippines) One's mother's maiden name.
Translations
name between given name and surname
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figuratively a trait, activity, or action closely associated with or aptly describing a person
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See also
- personal name
- first name
- last name
- danger is one's middle name
- NMN