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middle names

middle names is the plural of middle name.

Meaning of middle name

Noun (1)

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.
    • I go by David but it's my middle name; my full name is William David Mason.
  2. (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.

Noun (2)

middle name (plural middle names)

  1. (Philippines) One's mother's maiden name.
    • Juan Rico Martinez dela Cruz III is my full name, where Martinez is my middle name, but people just call me "JR".

Questions about middle names

What is middle names the plural of?
Middle names is the plural of middle name.

Words near middle names in the dictionary

  1. middle miles
  2. Middle Mongol
  3. Middle Mongolian
  4. Middle Mouse
  5. middle name
  6. middle names
  7. Middle Norse
  8. Middle Norwegian
  9. middle note
  10. middle notes
  11. Middle Ocean

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Adapted from Wiktionary: middle names (page history and authors); middle name (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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