Middle names have been used among kings and aristocracies since the late 17th century (and possibly earlier), as evidenced by the name of the pretender Stuart James Francis Edward Stuart (1688-1766). Despite its relatively long existence in North America, the term middle name was not recorded until 1835 in Harvard magazine. In other countries, the concept of a legal name is part of contemporary law, although many aspects of naming vary from country to country and culture to culture. In China, for example, while the elements of a name are similar to those of Western countries, the order of the names is reversed. The surname is the first name while the first name is the surname. In some African countries, the concept of surname does not exist at all, instead, people only get a name as adults. When issuing immigration documents, the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security generally issue them in the person`s legal name. The legal name is usually also the name under which the foreign passport was issued. If the person has only one name, refer to RM 10205.130B for instructions on how to enter the name on the immigration document in the “Other name used by number holder” field.
Here are some examples of government regulations and naming restrictions in several states. For more information, please contact your local vital statistics office. Addresses can be easily found by clicking on your state name. Traditional middle names in Vietnamese are “Văn” for male names and “Thị” for female names. However, modern Vietnamese do not consider these names attractive, especially “Thị”. Therefore, nowadays, popular middle names are also popular names. Middle names play an important role in Vietnamese full names; They could help create beautiful names when combined with first names, distinguish people who have the same first name (there are many common surnames in Vietnam), and also distinguish gender from names (unisex names are widely used in Vietnam). Therefore, Vietnamese rarely shorten their middle name. In different cultures, a middle name is a part of a personal name written between the person`s first name and their last name. [1] [2] A middle name is often abbreviated and then called the initial of the middle name or simply initial. There is a lot of talk about what constitutes a legal name. The Social Security Administration does not consider a middle name or suffix to be part of a person`s legal name.
But many other legal sources say that a full legal name includes the middle name. Typically, a person receives a full legal name at birth and is listed on their birth certificate, although in many cases a person does not have a legally recognized first name until months or years after birth. While legal names are important for establishing a formal and permanent identity, they are easily changed for reasons of false identity or professional opportunity. For women in Western countries, it is customary to change the surname at the time of marriage. The concept of a legal name dates back centuries, but it was not until the Middle Ages in England that the idea was established as part of the common law. In the English legal system, these names were formal but malleable, as it was common for people of all classes to adopt legal “first names” of their choice. In England and the United States, those who choose to be known primarily by their middle name can abbreviate their first name to initial, such as J. Edgar Hoover. Many others simply omit the first name in regular usage and treat their middle name as a given name, for example Woodrow Wilson (Thomas Woodrow Wilson).
It is becoming increasingly common in political realms, with many American politicians using their middle names as their first names – for example, Mitch McConnell (Addison Mitchell McConnell), Mitt Romney (Willard Mitt Romney), Jon Ossoff (Thomas Jonathan Ossoff), Jon Tester (Raymond Jon Tester), Ted Cruz (Rafael Edward Cruz) and Mike Rounds (Marion Michael Rounds) are all sitting US senators who use their middle names.