Middle name (English Wikipedia)

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Ahmad, Rizwan (24 July 2020). ""I regret having named him Sahil": Urdu names in India". Language on the Move. Retrieved 25 March 2026.

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"MIDDLE NAME". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. OCLC 1032680871.

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Redmond, Pamela (21 January 2013). "British Baby Names: Two middle names". Nameberry.

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Feiler, Bruce (11 July 2014). "They're Dropping Like Middle Initials". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 April 2026.

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Geddes, Jennifer (21 October 2021). "Why Do We Have Middle Names? The Real Reasons, Explained". Reader's Digest. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
Whelan, Corey (2 July 2024). "The Middle Name Traditions in 8 Countries Across the World". Reader's Digest. Retrieved 25 March 2026.

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Yan, Chao; He, Yuchun; Zhang, Ziyi (1 April 2024). "Do CEOs with new compound surnames have better ESG performance? Evidence from China". International Review of Economics & Finance. 92: 724–740. doi:10.1016/j.iref.2024.02.064. ISSN 1059-0560.

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"Ny personnamnlag från och med 1 juli 2017" (in Swedish). Skatteverket. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021.

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"personnamn – Store norske leksikon". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 4 October 2022.

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York, Patricia S (30 January 2026). "Our Favorite Double Names for Boys". Southern Living. Retrieved 25 March 2026.

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Waters, Michael (28 March 2024). "The Strange Intimacy of Middle Names". The Atlantic. Retrieved 12 April 2026.

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Fabry, Merrill. "Now You Know: Why Do We Have Middle Names?". TIME. Retrieved 25 March 2026.

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"Use of the Period After the 'S' in Harry S. Truman's Name". Harry S. Truman Library & Museum. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

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van Tilburg, Wijnand A. P.; Igou, Eric R. (26 April 2014). "The impact of middle names: Middle name initials enhance evaluations of intellectual performance". European Journal of Social Psychology. 44 (4): 400–411. doi:10.1002/ejsp.2026. hdl:10344/5412 – via Wiley Online Library.

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"MIDDLE NAME". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. OCLC 1032680871.
"Middle name (language)". Encyclopædia Britannica (Online ed.). Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. ISSN 1085-9721. OCLC 33663660.
Yan, Chao; He, Yuchun; Zhang, Ziyi (1 April 2024). "Do CEOs with new compound surnames have better ESG performance? Evidence from China". International Review of Economics & Finance. 92: 724–740. doi:10.1016/j.iref.2024.02.064. ISSN 1059-0560.
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