English Vocabulary – First name? Given name? Forename? What’s your name?

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heyend

What about the maiden names? In Mexico is common to have two last names, and ours complete names are created with the first, middle, last and second last names.

electrocucaracha

Thanks for sharing that info with us. You are absolutely right. I know several wonderful Mexican students with beautiful long names.

The term maiden name refers to a woman’s family name or last name before she got married. Of course, not all women change their names to the husband’s family name upon marriage!

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Zina Magdy

Dear Ms. Rebeca,
Thanks for the lesson. I am from Bangladesh & as per our custom some names has no link with family name also we never asked for it such as my name is Mohammed Bazlur Rahman & my father name is Abdul Latif. In my passport & other certificates my name is written only Mohammed Bazlur Rahman.

My question is how I will write my first, middle & last name. You kind advice will be highly appreciated.
Best regards,

bazlur

An interesting tand difficult question!

I would look in the passport and follow what they have done. So it MAY be that Mohammed is your first name, Bazlur is your middle name, and Rahman is your family or last name. I cannot be sure though.

Please check with other English speakers or teachers in your country as there are national and cultural differences which determine the answer to your question.

Thanks for teaching me something, too.

Rebecca

hi mam i m from pakistan
so here my name is (MUHAMMAD QAMAR-uz-ZAMAN) can u tell me whats my given name,surname,second name.Last (family/surname) name,
thanks
Regard!

mqamar008

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Nho Phan

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i want to speek easly and with out stop but this more difficult because here no english speaker all arabic.i every day search on google to get some friend and start conversation to improve my english but not no succes only i get you site this very interasting
i do mistake in spell
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and heandover my mistake
please
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best regard.

jamil

There are many english students community in internet, like Englishtown, Livemocha and Busuu. Try these and good luck.

Elisa

Hi Rebecca.

Congratulations! YOu always do well

Go ahead!

Jeova

Teacher! What about Nick name, alias name, or legal name? thanks in advanced

Charlie Stud

thanks all for you! that web site is very usefull for me.. if possible can i ask a question for you. in some culturs use special name for people. taht names will give to people during the their life. for example hero, brave etc.. how can we called that names?
thanks again..

sevki unal

Dear Ms. Rebeca,
why in Canada you don’t have middle name ?
last name in your cultural refer to father name or to grandfather name ? I know 11 names of my grandfathers in my cultural the family name is last one, what about yours?

7ashayology

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Thank you very much.

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suzane

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Sugu

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nilar001

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jassi

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fanole

hi i would like to ask what if i have got a chinese name and a christian name like example: tan wei wei rebecca? which is my given name? pls help!

shirley

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samai

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ahmad wali

Hi Rebbeca, this lesson help me a lot.Thank you so much.
Could you explain us the correct use of the words:upon, into and onto ?.Thanks again.

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rania

could u please give a lecture on the use of words “might” and “maybe” with it’s negative n interrogative forms.

thanks.

meshi

…and also the use of word “probably” in contrast of “maybe/might”

meshi

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CARLOS SIMOES

Thank,Rebecca

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iam2vn

Hello!Miss Rebecca, you are a very good teacher. Because in Pakistan, we don’t usually speak English.
Keep i up!

Rafeh

How are you doing? Hope you and the other teachers are fine?I want to thank you for this wonderful explanation of names.It will help me in my future.
Thanks a lot to you and all teachers.

Rafeh

Hi!Hello!How are you doing?I was wondering if you can upload a video of yours to improve our English speaking and emotions.I will be very thankful.

Rafeh

Still waiting for your reply.

Rafeh

hi teacher what is the meaning of `maiden name`?

Abhilash Sadanandan

Hi Abhilash,

A « maiden name » is the family name (surname, or last name) of a woman before she gets married.

Laurence

Hi Rebecca,

Even if I’ve been learning english for years, I found this lesson very useful! It really helps untangle some pretty well mixed up notions!

Laurence

Dear Ms. Rebeca,

It is an impoliteness way to ask ‘what is your name’ in India. Probably the use of ‘what is your good name’ derived from Hindi phrase “aap ka shubh naam kya hai”. If we use “good name” , it will be considered more politeness/respect.

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Basheer Mohamed

I committed a mistake by misspelled your name as ‘Rebeca’. Sorry Ms. Rebecca.

Basheer Mohamed

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best wishes

hercules300

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fariya

hi my name is farid i have a business english exam this week do you have advice for me

farid

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bui

I was so confused about these names description.This lesson have solved my problem.Thanks a million, Rebecca.

Monomoon

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awa

HI RERE
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wael

Thank you i understand

Hnan

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imran

What about chinese name with Christian name? For example, Darren Teh Kai Jun. Which one should be the first name, middle name and last name?

Teh Kai Jun

hi!your way in teaching helps learners to grasp the information and understand it easily.thank you.A thousand kisses.

SARA

I like your lessons! Thank you a lot.

MHW

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Jani

Teacher Rabecca,
I just finished to hear some of your lessons.Redarding of the names,it was avery useful one.I have had some problems in the past,but from now on,it’ll be different.Thanks Ms.Rabecca.Best regards,Maria.

Maria Figueira

thanks

ahmed el-abd abed

Hello Rebecca,

Reading your article about common English mistakes, I didn’t understand something.

Wrong I have visited Niagara Falls last weekend.
Right I visited Niagara Falls last weekend.

But in the song of The Cardigans appears this form:
I’ve changed my mind
I take it back
Erase and rewind
‘Cause I’ve been changing my mind

I’ve changed, Is it not the same that I have changed?
Therefore
I’ve visited, Is it not the same that I have visited?

Thanks a lot!

PS: I am still waiting answer about difference between You and I, and You and me!

habakkuk

Thanks, Now, I get it..

thandar946

Hi thank you for help.

helia

Wonderfull

Waqar

hi Rebecca,
wonderful class, very informative… I’m from Pakistan and there is also trend to ask ‘ what is your good name?’ ..
Thanks a million,
Fari.

fari

Thanks, This lesson is very helpful.

Somchai

Thanks a lot!

Gennadiy

Thanks, it solved one of my great problem.

Sahar

Dear Rebecca, Thank you very much for your lessons. I’ve got one question: What about patronyms? Are they regarded as middle names in, e.g., application forms? Thank you.

Olga

Thank you Ma´am, I could learn something ore about filling forms because after this lesson I was kind of confused about given name, Christian name and first name. BTW I didn´t know about the existence of the term “forename” so it was another term I came to iscover with your lesson. I´m thanked with you and I hope to visit your beautiful country Canada some day, it is one of my dreams!!!!

Christopher

My full-name is Md. Saffat-E-Nayeem.
what is my surname here?

saffat

Christian name >>> what is mean ??… and how use it ???

alhaytham

This is great, thanks Rebecca

ducanh2508

Thank you. ^”^

Ted Lee

thank you :)

Abeer.beero

Hi Rebecca,thank you very much for your interesting and helpful lesson.
take care

cep62

I will never be confused by these words. Thank you Rebecca! :D

Zero10

thank you Rebecca i love your lessons so much

ayoublife

The full name of Simón Bolívar (1783-1830), the liberator of Venezuela, in our war of independence was: “Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolivar y Ponte Palacios y Blanco” :-)

Javier34

good to know. Ths Rebecca.

lhidya

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chababi hakim

I got 100 % as usual :) Thank uuuu

Zainab Awni

Thank you

mad man

Dear Rebecca,
If I heard correctly, you said: Write your name more fully than before. :-)
Best regards.

Peter

Thanks for your great job!

zurao

Very useful lesson. Thank you.

Abhi

thanks a lot.

ebihand

Thanks you so much, very useful.

Marta Lopez

Dear Rebecca,
I have a question. Is there a difference between “middle name” and “partonymic”?
I am from Russia and my name is Dina Vladimirovna Scherbakova. So Dina is a first name, Scherbakova is a last name. And what about Vladimirovna? How should I fill out a form?
Best regards,
Dina

dina.scherbakova

Thanks for your.

kamo

very helpful lesson.

Have a good week-end Rebecca

engVid770

I got 5/6! Thanks for the lesson!!

robi75

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shihai182

You got 5 correct out of 6.

thank you.

M kartal

Thanks a lot :)

@Joanna@

many thanks, we need more conversation with many examples

sarito yoki

Another very useful lesson, thank you Rebecca!

Mindy H

thanks

Keanu Acosta

6/6
thanks a lot, Rebecca, hugs (Kazakhstan o3 Dec2o21:)

Jannyl

Yes it’s very good and i love Louis

JSPTR45

I watched this video twice on March 24, 2022, and took the quiz after watching it once. I got six correct out of 6.

ergn

I got 5 correct out of 6

Ajith hersth

I got 5/6.

Thank you!

lprnl

Thank you for your helpful information how to fill official forms applying for a new job or at the customs at the airport.
I think, in North America the Christian name was a synonym for the first name in former times.Am I wrong?

Arminius

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