English names mean English names in English. English names are popular in many countries, because there are many exchanges among countries in the world, and it is more convenient to communicate with each other with English names. The general structure of English names is: Christian name-self name-surname. But on many occasions, middle names are often omitted, and many people prefer to use nicknames rather than formal Christian names. Chinese names are surnames before names, while English names are just the opposite.
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. 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.
Names refer to the names of people, products and articles. There are broad and narrow names, as well as nicknames, aliases, posthumous title and birth names. Broad names include the surname and first name of citizens and the names of legal persons and unincorporated organizations; In a narrow sense, the name only refers to the first and last names of citizens. It is a combination of names and words. In ancient China, names and characters were used separately. Now collectively referred to as "name", refers to the name or first name.
The importance of names:
1, names can affect a person's personality.
From the moment the child is born, his name will accompany him all his life. In the process of growing up, the name will have a subtle influence on the child's personality and will make the child develop in a good direction.
2. The name will affect a person's mental state.
A good name will cheer up a person's spirit, make people more open-minded and energetic, and make it easier for others to remember you; If a person's name is vague and dumb, it will make people become negative, depressed, lose vitality and lack enthusiasm for doing things.