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second name

British  

noun

  1. another term for surname

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Sadly, Bausch has declined by two-thirds since that second name change.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

They offered a second name, "Carroll," for another crater, which they asked be named after the late wife of mission commander Wiseman, who died of cancer.

From Barron's Apr. 7, 2026

Nicola, from Bradford, who asked the BBC not to report her second name, is a full-time carer for her daughter who has multiple disabilities which require round-the-clock-care.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2025

In San Francisco, where more than a fifth of residents are of Chinese descent, politicians have long taken a second name in Chinese characters.

From New York Times Feb. 18, 2024

I started the process again so that I could find out what the second name was.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg

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