middle namen.

Brit.

/ˌmɪdl ˈneɪm/, U.S.

/ˌmɪd(ə)l ˈneɪm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: middle adj., name n.

Etymology: < middle adj. + name n.

†1. Middle rank or position. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1718 R. Blackmore Coll. Poems Var. Subj. i. 107 All their Speakers but of middle Name, Surpass'd the Grecian and the Roman Fame.

†2. An intermediary, a middleman. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1787 J. Barlow Vision of Columbus viii. 231 All forms of worship..Require of suppliants some external aid, Some victim offer'd, or some penance paid, Some middle name, or reconciling plan, To soothe the Godhead.

a. Originally U.S. A forename other than a first name, occurring between a person's first name and surname.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > middle name

middle name1835

1835 Harvardiana 2 No. 1. 23 [He] then asks their middle names.

1873 S. A. Drake Old Landmarks & Hist. Personages Boston ix. 273 Isaac P Davis, whose middle name is the capital letter only, was the last rope-maker in Boston.

1919 P. G. Wodehouse Damsel in Distress xvi. 203 Everyone told me your middle name was Nero.

1989 Fast Forward 18 Oct. 8/1 We love the album so much that we've got 10 to give away to the first 10 peeps who tell us Kylie's middle name.

b. figurative. An outstanding characteristic or attribute of a person or organization.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [noun] > a characteristic

privilegec1225

distinctionc1374

propertyc1390

tachea1400

pointa1425

specialty?a1425

difference?c1425

conditionc1460

markc1522

touch1528

specialty1532

differentia1551

character?1569

formality1570

particularity1585

peculiar1589

accent1591

appropriation1600

characterism1603

peculiarity1606

resemblance1622

propera1626

speciality1625

specificationa1631

appropriament1633

characteristic1646

discrimination1646

diagnostic1651

characteristical1660

stroke1666

talent1670

physiognomya1680

oddity1713

distinctive1816

spécialité1836

trait1864

flavour1866

middle name1905

discriminant1920

discriminator1943

1905 N.Y. Evening Jrnl. 6 Feb. 8/1 For retiring you're—well, that's your middle name.

1914 J. Hawthorne Subterranean Brotherhood N.Y. 34 Human nature..was his ‘middle name’ (as he might have phrased it).

1926 A. Christie Murder of Roger Ackroyd xi. 144 ‘Modesty is certainly not his middle name.’ ‘I wish you wouldn't be so horribly American, James.’

1954 J. Thompson Nothing Man xvii. 165 It seemed that his middle name was Grub, he was a chow hound from way back.

1972 J. Porter Meddler & her Murder i. 11 Tact was far from being the Hon. Con's middle name.

1993 M. Atwood Robber Bride lii. 414 We'll put that stuff at the back, not in the window. Luxury is not our middle name.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	middle name
释义	middle namen. Brit. /ˌmɪdl ˈneɪm/, U.S. /ˌmɪd(ə)l ˈneɪm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: middle adj., name n. Etymology: < middle adj. + name n. †1. Middle rank or position. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1718 R. Blackmore Coll. Poems Var. Subj. i. 107 All their Speakers but of middle Name, Surpass'd the Grecian and the Roman Fame. †2. An intermediary, a middleman. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1787 J. Barlow Vision of Columbus viii. 231 All forms of worship..Require of suppliants some external aid, Some victim offer'd, or some penance paid, Some middle name, or reconciling plan, To soothe the Godhead. 3. a. Originally U.S. A forename other than a first name, occurring between a person's first name and surname. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > middle name middle name1835 1835 Harvardiana 2 No. 1. 23 [He] then asks their middle names. 1873 S. A. Drake Old Landmarks & Hist. Personages Boston ix. 273 Isaac P Davis, whose middle name is the capital letter only, was the last rope-maker in Boston. 1919 P. G. Wodehouse Damsel in Distress xvi. 203 Everyone told me your middle name was Nero. 1989 Fast Forward 18 Oct. 8/1 We love the album so much that we've got 10 to give away to the first 10 peeps who tell us Kylie's middle name. b. figurative. An outstanding characteristic or attribute of a person or organization. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [noun] > a characteristic privilegec1225 distinctionc1374 propertyc1390 tachea1400 pointa1425 specialty?a1425 difference?c1425 conditionc1460 markc1522 touch1528 specialty1532 differentia1551 character?1569 formality1570 particularity1585 peculiar1589 accent1591 appropriation1600 characterism1603 peculiarity1606 resemblance1622 propera1626 speciality1625 specificationa1631 appropriament1633 characteristic1646 discrimination1646 diagnostic1651 characteristical1660 stroke1666 talent1670 physiognomya1680 oddity1713 distinctive1816 spécialité1836 trait1864 flavour1866 middle name1905 discriminant1920 discriminator1943 1905 N.Y. Evening Jrnl. 6 Feb. 8/1 For retiring you're—well, that's your middle name. 1914 J. Hawthorne Subterranean Brotherhood N.Y. 34 Human nature..was his ‘middle name’ (as he might have phrased it). 1926 A. Christie Murder of Roger Ackroyd xi. 144 ‘Modesty is certainly not his middle name.’ ‘I wish you wouldn't be so horribly American, James.’ 1954 J. Thompson Nothing Man xvii. 165 It seemed that his middle name was Grub, he was a chow hound from way back. 1972 J. Porter Meddler & her Murder i. 11 Tact was far from being the Hon. Con's middle name. 1993 M. Atwood Robber Bride lii. 414 We'll put that stuff at the back, not in the window. Luxury is not our middle name. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1718
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