First, the arrangement habits of English names

The arrangement of British and American names is just the opposite of that of China people, that is, China people have "surname+first name", while in English-speaking countries it is "first name+last name". For example, a man named John Smith, his "last name" is Smith and his "first name" is John.

Second, surnames, first names and English Christian names

In English, the "name" corresponding to Chinese is the full name; ; The surname is surname/family name/surname; "Name" is the Christian name/name/Christian name, in which Christian and Catholic people take the name when the child is baptized (once the child is born, he must register his household registration and be taken to his church for a naming ceremony a few weeks later. At this time, the priest took holy water from the temple to baptize the child and then named the child. Under normal circumstances, a person's Christian name is his first name or Christian name.

What is the middle name in English?

In general, British and American names consist of "Christian name+surname", such as:

John Smith John Smith jack wilson jack wilson

However, in addition to "Christian name+surname", some people sometimes add a self-name, the so-called middle name, to their names. Middle names are usually placed between "Christian name" and "surname", such as:

Allen Aden Henry Allen adam henley Linda jane smith Linda jane smith

Interestingly, some people have more than one middle name (but this is rare), such as:

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson

Another example is the full name of King Edward VII of England: edward albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David edward albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David.