This also accords with orthographic variants such as Marianne and Joann, which are single-word forms of the same (conceptually unitary) given names.
MIDDLE NAMES FULL
The use of multiple middle names has been somewhat impeded recently by the increased use of computer databases that occasionally allow for only a single middle name or more commonly a middle initial in storing personal records, effectively preventing people with multiple middle names from being listed in such databases under their full name. In cultures where a given name is expected to precede the surname, additional names are likely to be placed after the given name and before the surname, and thus called middle names. Ī middle name is often abbreviated and is then called middle initial or just initial.Ī person may be given a middle name regardless of whether it is necessary to distinguish them from other people with the same given name and surname.
In various cultures, a middle name is a portion of a personal name that is written between the person's first given name and their surname. Other cultures use other structures for full names. This shows a structure typical for English-speaking cultures (and some others). First/given, middle, and last/family/surname diagram with John Fitzgerald Kennedy as example.