second name
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
Plaid Cymru's rules aim for gender equality, meaning the second name on each regional list must be a woman.
From BBC • May 30, 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
Born Aug. 18, 1927, in Plains, Eleanor Rosalynn Smith always went by her second name.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2023
Cassiopeia looked worried, for to learn to spell a second name when she was not yet on solid ground with the first would be asking a great deal.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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