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Discover Ludwig"second name" is correct and usable in written English, but its usage depends on the context.
For example, you could say: "My full name is John Doe, however my second name is Smith". This means that John Doe is his first name and Smith is his surname.
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second name
noun
Surname
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His second name was Hollande.
Second, name and shame fat cat salarymen.
The second name is significant.
Ashe does not know Bella's second name.
I don't have a second name.
And she went by her second name now: Fleur.
He preferred not to give his second name.
"Adjustment is our second name, here in Jharkhand.
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My first name".
Spenser's first name?
First name, first hole.
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