MIDDLE NAME


Meaning of MIDDLE NAME in English

( middle names)

1.

Your middle name is the name that comes between your first name and your surname.

His middle name is Justin.

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2.

You can use middle name in expressions such as ‘ discretion was her middle name ’ and ‘ his middle name is loyalty ’ to indicate that someone always behaves with a great deal of a particular quality. ( HUMOROUS )

Geniality is my middle name. I rarely write a fierce word about any restaurant.

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