second name
Britishnoun
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When we asked, he said he could not disclose the second name.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Sadly, Bausch has declined by two-thirds since that second name change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
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
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
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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