Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
middle name
English answer:
Second (given/Christian) name
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eduardo2000 (X)
Jan 5, 2005 20:35
19 yrs ago
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English term
eduardo2000 (X)
middle name
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http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/application.aspx
Whats middle name? Is like the second name that people sometimes have, like from the bapthism? o maybe something like the second surname, say like people in spain?
Gime please an example.
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http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/application.aspx
Whats middle name? Is like the second name that people sometimes have, like from the bapthism? o maybe something like the second surname, say like people in spain?
Gime please an example.
Tranks
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| 5 +4 | Second (given/Christian) name |
Annika Neudecker
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| 5 +8 | Second name |
Ian Burley (X)
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| 5 +4 | it's a second "Christian" name, not a last name. |
Marian Greenfield
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Second (given/Christian) name
It's your second Christian/given name. That's what they want in the Green Card lottery :-). It's *not* your last name.
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Note added at 2 hrs 53 mins (2005-01-05 23:29:32 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks, Eduardo :-) Just keep in mind that the term \"Christian name\" is also used in the secular world. For example, one might ask a person \"What\'s your Christian name?\" without knowing whether this person has been baptized or not. To cut a long story short: A \"middle name\" is basically your second *given* name.
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Note added at 2 hrs 53 mins (2005-01-05 23:29:32 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks, Eduardo :-) Just keep in mind that the term \"Christian name\" is also used in the secular world. For example, one might ask a person \"What\'s your Christian name?\" without knowing whether this person has been baptized or not. To cut a long story short: A \"middle name\" is basically your second *given* name.
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Comment: "I like the Christian idea :-)"
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Second name
For example, my full name is Ian Richard Burley, Richard being my middle name. It's usually just one name in the UK but here in France it can be two or three. It's definitely not a second surname.
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Tehani
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Thanks, Tehani
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Mariela Barcelo
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Thanks, Mariela
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NancyLynn
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Thanks, Nancy
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Victor Potapov
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Thanks, Victor
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sarahl (X)
: nice explanation, Ian Richard!//Sarah Deborah :-)in the old days, in France, people would give their children multiple names to protect them against witchcraft. The witch had to know ALL the names to be able to cast a spell.
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Thanks, Sarah L (?)
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Madeleine MacRae Klintebo
: You're lucky Ian. If your parents give you two names and call you by the second one, your second name becomes your 'first name'. Your first name is thus not your 'first name', but at the same time can't possibly be your 'middle name'. Help!!!
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Wow, that's quite a dilemma. Sounds like one of those old logic puzzles!
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James Girard
: A middle name nowadays is a legacy to old European traditions. It is usually used to pass down family names in an awkward but sentimental way. Today, middle names are only used for differeniating between two people who have the same first and last names.
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Call me sentimental but that's exactly what we've done with our kids
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Jörgen Slet
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Marian Greenfield
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Over 30 years in financial translation
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
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it's a second "Christian" name, not a last name.
o sea, José Luís, Luís would be the middle name. NO es primer o segundo apellido.
Could be a given name OR a confirmation OR a baptismal name...
Could be a given name OR a confirmation OR a baptismal name...
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NancyLynn
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Will Matter
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Jörgen Slet
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Maria Chmelarova
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