Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Associated Concepts Facet
3. Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)
4. [culture and related concepts]
5. culture-related concepts
6. [names and related concepts]
7. names
8. personal names

Anotations

Scope note:

In the context of personal names, particularly in western culture, names that are positioned between a first name and a last name, possibly comprising an additional familiar name or a maternal family name. In other traditions, such as Islamic tradition, the middle name may be the primary personal name (analogous to the first name in western tradition) or another sort of name.