Thesaurus results for MIDDLE NAMES

middle names

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plural of middle name

as in family names

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Others have kept family names with local ties, like Wade Ford and Curry Honda.

— Sean Tucker, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Commercial viticulture first developed here in the 1970s, led by family names such as Husch, Navarro and Scharffenberger; Husch planted the valley's first Pinot Noir in 1971.

— Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of family names

Noun

For some families, maiden names or other significant surnames are carried on as first names.

— Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 1 Apr. 2026
In a step that rights activists call an attempt to block a dual-surname system, Takaichi is calling for a law to allow the greater use of maiden names as aliases instead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026

Definition of maiden names

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In 1948, Winthrop and Vivian Smith purchased it and renamed it Winvian in a playful portmanteau of their respective first names.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
When thinking of the Dallas Cowboys roster, the first names that come to mind are likely Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens.

— Jon Machota, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of first names

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The humanoid robots, dressed in black Tau Robotics uniforms and given names such as Chelsea and Elon, perform household chores like vacuuming, cleaning kitchen counters and taking out the trash.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
In this latest phase, many harms that were once difficult to describe have been given names, so that they can be better identified and confronted.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

Definition of given names

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