Middle name

noun

Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.nounA name between the given name and the family name or surname

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

2.nounA trait, activity, or action closely associated with or aptly describing a person

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

3.nounOne's mother's maiden name

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