How to Use middle name in a Sentence

middle name

noun
  • The boy’s first and middle names?
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 16 May 2026
  • Her baby’s middle name seems like an ode to him.
    — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Jack now shares the same middle name as his brother.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
  • The firm took its name from the middle names of two of her three daughters.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • What is your father's middle name?
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Joy is a delightful choice for a first or middle name.
    — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Therefore, he has been called by his middle name, Cade.
    — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Like some of his siblings, the now-8-year-old goes by his middle name.
    — Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • My son's middle name is Morgan.
    — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • The newborn's first name is a sweet nod to her dad, whose middle name is Rainey.
    — Kayla Grant, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • This time, the couple chose a middle name with deep family ties.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
  • This primary, people aren’t gonna vote for me ’cause of my middle name.
    — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
  • Violet shares a middle name, Anne, with her mom.
    — Karli Bendlin, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Tree used his first and middle name as his stage name, while his legal last name was Nickell.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
  • Culkin legally changed his middle name in 2019.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
  • This has been a longtime classic and a popular middle name for girls.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Baby Oliver shares the unique middle name of Cooke with his dad.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 25 Sep. 2025
  • My middle name is Margaret, but my dad called me Peggy.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
  • The profile used his middle name, Jacob.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Keep reading for all the details on this strong first name and meaningful middle name.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Here are all the details on his Spanish first name and cute vintage middle name.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 12 Nov. 2025
  • The baby’s name is a tribute to her father, whose middle name is Rainey.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Notably, Laura and Blair share the same middle name.
    — Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • It was called Oscar’s, after his father’s name and his middle name.
    — Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
  • She was given the middle name to honor her grandmother.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Lee is commonly used as a middle name, but can easily pass as a unisex first name as well.
    — Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Singer Carly Rae Jepsen also has it as a middle name.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Rose, meanwhile, is Hewitt's middle name.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Specifically, her sister planned to give her future son their late dad's name as a middle name.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Her middle name, James, is after her other dad, Mark James.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 24 June 2026

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