The general structure of an English name is: Christian name + self-chosen name + surname. Such as William Jafferson Clinton. But in many cases, the middle name is often omitted, such as George Bush, and many people prefer to use nicknames instead of formal given names, such as Bill Clinton. The above Christian name and middle name are also called personal names.
The West generally refers to countries located in the Western and Northern Hemispheres. Refers to all of Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Philip Nemo's "What is the West" points out that five key basic elements, or "five wonders", constitute the West today. They are: (1) Greek democracy, science, and schools;
(2) Ancient Roman law, private property concepts, human personality and individualism;
(3) Biblical ethics and eschatology revolution;
(4) Medieval papal revolution The human nature and rationality integrate the three elements of Athens, Rome and Jerusalem;
(5) The liberal democratic reform of the Enlightenment. Extended information
Contrary to the Chinese people who have many first names and few surnames, the English people have few first names and many surnames. According to expert estimates, the entire English-speaking nation has as many as 1.5 million surnames.
Professor Zhou Haizhong, a well-known Chinese scholar, pointed out in the paper "The Theory of English Names" published in 1992: There are about 3,000 common English surnames, and the top ten in terms of number are Smith and Jones. (Jones, Williams, Brown, Davis, Johnson, Anderson, Taylor, Thomas and Evans; Their numbers account for approximately half of the English-speaking population.
A new survey shows that the top ten English surnames still maintain the same order.
Reference materials:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Name