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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | English term or phrase: middle name | context:
http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/application.aspx
Whats middle name? Is like the second name that people sometimes have, like from the bapthism? o maybe something like the second surname, say like people in spain?
Gime please an example.
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| | Second (given/Christian) name | Explanation:
It's your second Christian/given name. That's what they want in the Green Card lottery :-). It's *not* your last name.
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Note added at 2 hrs 53 mins (2005-01-05 23:29:32 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks, Eduardo :-) Just keep in mind that the term \"Christian name\" is also used in the secular world. For example, one might ask a person \"What\'s your Christian name?\" without knowing whether this person has been baptized or not. To cut a long story short: A \"middle name\" is basically your second *given* name. |
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| Grading comment I like the Christian idea :-)
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5 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +8 Second name
Explanation:
For example, my full name is Ian Richard Burley, Richard being my middle name. It's usually just one name in the UK but here in France it can be two or three. It's definitely not a second surname.
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