English name little common sense

The general structure of English names are as follows: first name + must first name + last name.Such as WilliamJaffersonClinton.But in many

Middle name often omit don't write, such as GeorgeBush, and many people prefer a nickname instead of official Christian name, such as BillClinton.According to the given name and middle name and personal name.

Now the English national personal name, nickname, and surname is introduced as follows:

(1) personal name

According to the custom of English speaking nation, be in commonlybabyAccept the baptism of the time, by the pastor or parents and relatives for their name, called the given name.Later I can access the second name, row after the given name.

The sources of the English personal name to roughly the following several ways:

(1) using the bible, ancient Greek and Roman mythology, celebrity or literary classics the names as a given name.

(2) the ancestors of native trees, mountains and rivers, birds and animals and worms, flowers etc. As the name of the first name.

(3) the different variants given name.

(4) the nickname (nickname).

(5) made new Christian name, word formation technology such as reverse, merge.

(6) the mother's maiden name as a middle name.

English national common men's names are: James, John, David, Daniel, Michael;Common woman named: Jane, Mary, Elizabeth, Ann, Sarah, Catherine.

(2) the nickname

Nickname nickname, for short and nickname, is between friends and relatives commonly used to indicate the kind of English nation, is derived on the basis of the given name.

Nickname usually have the following conditions:

(1) keep the first syllable.Such as Donald - Don, Timothy, Tim.If the name begins with a vowel sound, can derive the nickname that starts with a 'N', such as: Edward, Ned.

(2) + Internet explorer or y, such as: Don ~ > Donnie, Tim - Timmy.

(3) the ultima, such as: Anthony - Tony, Beuben - > Ben0

(4) by a given name to derive two nickname, such as: Andrew - Andy & Drew.

(5) irregular derivation method, such as: Wi 丨 丨 iam is a nickname.

(3) the surname

British people over a long period of time only without name, until the 16th century, surnames were widely used and popular.

The sources of the English surnames are:

(1) directly borrow Christian name, such as Cl inton.

(2) on the given name and affix said blood relationship, such as suffix _s, - son, - ing;Prefix -- Mc_, Mac -, Fitz - such as the child of both said so-and-so or offspring.

(3) additional before given name said the identity of the affix, such as -, De_, Du -, La -, Le_.

(4) reflect the place name, landscape or environmental characteristics, such as, etc.

(5) reflect the identity or occupation, such as: Garter, Smith.

(6) reflect the individual characteristics, such as: Black, Longfellow.

(7) use of plants and animals, such as Rice.

(8) from the merger of a surname, such as - Jones.English name was later given name, but far more quantity.Commonly used are: Smith, Miller, Johnson, Brown, Jones, Williams.

(4) some notes

(1) the early stems from the bible, Greek and Roman mythology of the given name is usually not to borrow for last name.

(2) the British habit will be given name and middle name abbreviation, e.g., H, Thatcher;Americans are used to only abbreviations middle name, such as RonaldW, Reagan.

(3) before the name sometimes have interpersonal appellation, such as position rank.Such as, the initial Pres, and can be used to name or name before;And Sir Only for given name or name before.