"middle name" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: middle names [plural]
Etymology: (name between first and last names): First recorded from Harvardiana in 1835. The Philippine sense is from the adaptation of Filipino full names from former Spanish naming customs to the US naming custom of given name first, then the mother's surname before marriage, then the father's surname. Etymology templates: {{sense|name between first and last names}} (name between first and last names): Head templates: {{en-noun}} middle name (plural middle names)
  1. a name between the first given name and the family name or surname; a second or subsequent given name Categories (topical): Onomastics Translations (name between given name and surname): segon prenom [masculine] (Catalan), nom del mig [masculine] (Catalan), 中間名字 (Chinese Mandarin), 中间名字 (zhōngjiān míngzi) (Chinese Mandarin), prostřední jméno [neuter] (Czech), druhé jméno [neuter] (Czech), millumnavn [neuter] (Faroese), toinen nimi (Finnish), välinimi (Finnish), deuxième prénom [masculine] (French), patronyme [masculine, patronymic] (French), მეორე სახელი (meore saxeli) (Georgian), zweiter Vorname [masculine] (German), Zwischenname [masculine] (German), Zweitname [masculine] (German), Mittelname [masculine] (German), millinafn [neuter] (Icelandic), lárainm [masculine] (Irish), dara hainm [masculine] (Irish), ミドルネーム (midoru nēmu) (Japanese), сре́дно и́ме (srédno íme) [neuter] (Macedonian), nome do meio [masculine] (Portuguese), второ́е и́мя (vtoróje ímja) [neuter] (Russian), сре́днее и́мя (srédneje ímja) (note: not used in Russia, patronymics are used instead, foreign context) [neuter] (Russian), о́тчество (ótčestvo) [neuter, patronymic] (Russian), druhé meno [neuter] (Slovak), segundo nombre [masculine] (Spanish), andranamn [neuter] (Swedish), gitnang pangalan (Tagalog), gitnang apelyido (Tagalog), tên đệm (Vietnamese), tên lót (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-middle_name-en-noun-uBxnnNNW Disambiguation of Onomastics: 73 4 23 Categories (other): Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 46 13 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 55 17 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 43 19 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 13 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 44 20 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 47 11 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 46 11 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 44 20 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 47 16 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 41 23 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 43 21 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 47 11 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 47 11 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 43 19 38 Disambiguation of 'name between given name and surname': 95 1 4
  2. (figuratively) a trait, activity, or action closely associated with or aptly describing a person Tags: figuratively Translations (figuratively a trait, activity, or action closely associated with or aptly describing a person): toinen nimi (Finnish), apellido [masculine] (Spanish), segundo nombre [masculine] (Spanish), apodo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-middle_name-en-noun-xq1K2q8j Categories (other): Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 46 13 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 43 19 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 13 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 44 20 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 47 11 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 46 11 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 44 20 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 41 23 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 43 21 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 47 11 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 47 11 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 43 19 38 Disambiguation of 'figuratively a trait, activity, or action closely associated with or aptly describing a person': 7 88 4
  3. (Philippines) one's mother's maiden name Tags: Philippines
    Sense id: en-middle_name-en-noun-AF18mRb7 Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 20 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 26 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 15 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 14 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 46 13 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 43 19 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 13 39 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 26 17 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 44 20 36 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 27 17 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 47 11 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 46 11 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 23 17 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 44 20 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 41 23 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 22 19 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 43 21 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 15 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 47 11 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 47 11 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 43 19 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: personal name, first name, last name, danger is one's middle name, is my middle name, NMN

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "name between given name and surname",
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        "(Philippines) one's mother's maiden name"
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}
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  "etymology_text": "(name between first and last names): First recorded from Harvardiana in 1835.\n The Philippine sense is from the adaptation of Filipino full names from former Spanish naming customs to the US naming custom of given name first, then the mother's surname before marriage, then the father's surname.",
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      "word": "danger is one's middle name"
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          "text": "Think twice about playing for cash because \"Poker\" is her middle name.",
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          "text": "I won't tell anyone. \"Discretion\" is my middle name.",
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        "(figuratively) a trait, activity, or action closely associated with or aptly describing a person"
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        "(Philippines) one's mother's maiden name"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "segon prenom"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nom del mig"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
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    },
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      "roman": "zhōngjiān míngzi",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "word": "中间名字"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
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        "neuter"
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      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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        "neuter"
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      "word": "millumnavn"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "word": "toinen nimi"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "word": "välinimi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "deuxième prénom"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
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        "masculine",
        "patronymic"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "meore saxeli",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "word": "მეორე სახელი"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zweiter Vorname"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zwischenname"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
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        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "millinafn"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lárainm"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dara hainm"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "midoru nēmu",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "word": "ミドルネーム"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "srédno íme",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "сре́дно и́ме"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nome do meio"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vtoróje ímja",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "второ́е и́мя"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "not used in Russia, patronymics are used instead, foreign context",
      "roman": "srédneje ímja",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "сре́днее и́мя"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ótčestvo",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "patronymic"
      ],
      "word": "о́тчество"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "druhé meno"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "segundo nombre"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "andranamn"
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    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "word": "gitnang pangalan"
    },
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "word": "gitnang apelyido"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "word": "tên đệm"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "name between given name and surname",
      "word": "tên lót"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "figuratively a trait, activity, or action closely associated with or aptly describing a person",
      "word": "toinen nimi"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "figuratively a trait, activity, or action closely associated with or aptly describing a person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apellido"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "figuratively a trait, activity, or action closely associated with or aptly describing a person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "segundo nombre"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "figuratively a trait, activity, or action closely associated with or aptly describing a person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apodo"
    }
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  "word": "middle name"
}

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