Middle name
Middle name noun - A name between your first name and your surname.
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Synonyms for Middle name
Patronymic and middle name are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Patronymic" instead a noun phrase "Middle name".
Patronymic
Patronymic noun - A family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor).
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Synonyms for Patronymic
Middle name and patronymic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Middle name" instead a noun "Patronymic".
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Related pairs
- handle and middle name
- handle and patronymic
- name and middle name
- name and patronymic
- denomination and middle name
- denomination and patronymic
- appellation and middle name
- appellation and patronymic
- designation and middle name
- designation and patronymic
- nickname and middle name
- nickname and patronymic
- cognomen and middle name
- cognomen and patronymic
Both terms in one sentence
- He uses a patronymic as his middle name until he's recruited by Space Pirates, although it's only mentioned once or twice.
Source: Useful Notes / Patronymic - Patronymic: The Orions use the first name of their same-sex parent as their middle name.
- In Russia, the patronymic (отчество otchestvo) is sort of like the middle name; it comes in between the first name (имя imya) and last name (фамилия familiya).
Source: Useful Notes / Patronymic
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