middle name

(name between first and last names): First recorded from Harvardiana in 1835.

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.

   I won't tell anyone. "Discretion" is my middle name.

3. (Philippines) One's mother's maiden name.

• personal name
• first name
• last name
• danger is one's middle name
• is my middle name
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