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
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
Jayne, who did not want her second name to be used, described her experience being stranded in Ibiza as "horrific".
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2023
McKeefery yells inside the Dempsey Indoor Center, the second name barely audible above the resulting roar.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 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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