second name

ˈsɛkənd neɪm

Definition of second name - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

identity

family name or last name

Her second name is Smith.

family name

last name

surname

middle name

name between first name and surname

His second name is Alexander.

middle name

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Expressions with second

second honeymoon

second vacation taken by a married couple

They went on a second honeymoon to rekindle their romance.

second thought

reconsideration or revised opinion of a previous decision

After a second thought, he decided not to go.

hot second

very short period of time

I'll be back in a hot second.

second city

city ranking second in population or importance

Chicago is often called the second city of the United States.

hang on a second

intj.

ask someone to wait briefly before continuing

Hang on a second, I need to grab my phone.

just a second

short, unspecified period of time

I'll be with you in just a second.

Expressions with name

bad name

poor reputation or lack of respect

The scandal gave the company a bad name.

name after

give something the same name as another thing

The street was named after a famous musician.

household name

person or thing very well known

The Beatles are a household name in music history.

name names

identify people involved in secretive activities

The witness was asked to name names during the trial.

have one's name on

be physically marked with someone's name

The book had his name on the cover.

have a bad name

be known by people for something negative or bad

That restaurant has a bad name for slow service.

have a name for

be called by a specific name

He has a name for his new invention.

in the name of

prep.

for the sake of someone or something

They fought in the name of freedom.

name your price

state the amount of money you want

If you really want it, name your price and I'll pay today.

put a name to

attribute a person's name to their face or voice

I couldn't put a name to his face at first.

Terms with second name included in their meaning

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cognomen

second name

nickname or alias

specific epithet

taxonomy

second word in a species' scientific name

specific name

zoology

second word in a species' scientific name

acr.

acr: 2nd Avenue

street name meaning the second avenue in a city

Examples of second name in a sentence

I didn't know her second name was Brown.
Her second name was given in honor of her grandmother.
I always forget his second name during introductions.

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French:nom de famille, deuxième prénom, ...
German:Nachname, Mittelname, ...
Italian:cognome, secondo nome, ...
Spanish:apellido, segundo nombre, ...
Portuguese:sobrenome, segundo nome, ...
Chinese:姓氏, 中间名, ...
Japanese:苗字, ミドルネーム, ...
Arabic:اسم العائلة, اِسْم أَوْسَط, ...
Hebrew:שֵׁם מִשְׁפָּחָה, שֵׁם שֵׁנִי, ...
Russian:фамилия, второе имя, ...
Ukrainian:прізвище, друге ім'я, ...
Hindi:उपनाम, मध्य नाम, ...
Bengali:পদবি, মধ্যনাম, ...
Catalan:cognom, segon nom, ...
Czech:příjmení, prostřední jméno, ...
Danish:efternavn, mellemnavn, ...
Dutch:achternaam, ...
Greek:επώνυμο, μεσαίο όνομα, ...
Hungarian:vezetéknév, második keresztnév, ...
Khmer:នាមត្រកូល, ឈ្មោះកណ្ដាល, ...
Korean:성, 중간 이름, ...
Persian:نام خانوادگی, نام میانی, ...
Polish:nazwisko, drugie imię, ...
Portuguese (BR):sobrenome, segundo nome, ...
Romanian:nume de familie, al doilea nume, ...
Swedish:efternamn, mellannamn, ...
Thai:นามสกุล, ชื่อกลาง, ...
Turkish:soyadı, ikinci ad, ...
Vietnamese:họ, tên đệm, ...

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