second name
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Lina, a German student who did not give her second name, said she had been hoping to travel to Barcelona on Monday but was told she had to disembark her train in Paris.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025
Julie, who did not want to give her second name, told the BBC that "we need to carry on remembering" the hostages.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 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
Why did the second name sound so familiar?
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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