What is your full name in English?
A person’s whole name, including their first name and surname, and often any middle names.
How do you say what is your middle name in Spanish?
I commonly hear hispanics in my area say ‘segundo nombre’ when referring to what I would think of as the ‘middle name’. In Spanish, people has “nombre(s)” and “apellidos”. Commonly one or two nombres, and two apellidos, but just one “apellido” when a single mother give hers to their children.
Which name is the last name in Spanish?
When addressing someone by their surname in Spanish cultures, as a general rule you use their paternal surname. So, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero would be known as Señor Rodriguez, not Señor Zapatero.
Can I have 2 last names?
The use of double surnames is legal but not customary. Children traditionally take on their father’s surname (or, more recently, optionally their mother’s). Double names can be combined by taking one part of each. Either spouse or both can take a double name.
What is the longest Spanish name?
This is also the reason why Spanish names are often very long. However many of them will find it hard to beat the length of the longest known Mexican name, which is Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
Why do Spanish have 2 last names?
The two surnames refer to each of the parental families. Traditionally, a person’s first surname is the father’s first surname (apellido paterno), while their second surname is the mother’s first surname (apellido materno).
Can I have 2 surnames UK?
However it sometimes happens, especially in the case of persons born outside marriage, that the surnames of the parents, in any order, are used (hyphenated or not) to provide a double-barrelled surname. English law places no restrictions as to what surname may be registered for a child in the UK.
What is your legal name?
In general, a US born person’s legal name is the name shown on his or her U.S. birth certificate (includes hyphens and apostrophes) unless the person’s name has changed based on certain events, such as a marriage or a valid court order for a name change.
Can a married woman use her maiden name?
No. According to prevailing jurisprudence, “a married woman has the option, but not a duty, to use the surname of the husband.” Therefore, upon marriage, married women have the option to continuously use her maiden name or: Her maiden first name and surname and add her husband’s surname; or.