Because the general structure of English names is: first name+middle name+last name. Such as William.Jafferson.Clinton. But on many occasions, the middle name is often omitted, such as George. Bush, and many people prefer to use nicknames rather than formal Christian names, such as Bill Clinton. The above Christian names and middle names are also personal names.

According to the custom of English-speaking people, when a baby is baptized, it is called the Christian name by the priest or parents or relatives. In the future, I can take a second name after my Christian name.

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For a long time, the British had only a first name and no last name. It was not until the16th century that the use of surnames became widely popular. According to experts' estimation, there are as many as 6.5438+0.5 million surnames in English-speaking countries.

According to experts' estimation, there are as many as 6.5438+0.5 million British surnames. Professor Zhou Haizhong, a famous scholar in China, pointed out in his paper on English names published in 1992 that there are about 3,000 common English surnames.

The top ten are Smith, Jones, Williams, Brown, Davis, Johnson, Anderson, Taylor, Thomas and Evans. Its population accounts for about half of the English population.

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