英语姓名的一般结构为:教名+自取名+姓。如 William Jafferson Clinton。但在很多场合中间名往往略去不写,如 George Bush,而且许多人更喜欢用昵称取代正式教名,如 Bill Clinton。上述教名和中间名又称个人名。
现将英语民族的个人名、昵称和姓氏介绍如下:
I. 个人名
按照英语民族的习俗,一般在婴儿接受洗礼的时候,由牧师或父母亲朋为其取名,称为教名。以后本人可以在取用第二个名字,排在教名之后。
英语个人名的来源大致有以下几种情况:
1. 采用圣经、希腊罗马神话、古代名人或文学名著中的人名作为教名。
2. 采用祖先的籍贯,山川河流,鸟兽鱼虫,花卉树木等的名称作为教名。
3. 教名的不同异体。
4. 采用(小名)昵称。
5. 用构词技术制造新的教名,如倒序,合并。
6. 将母亲的娘家姓氏作为中间名。 英语民族常用的男子名有:James, John, David, Daniel,Michael, 常见的女子名为:Jane, Mary, Elizabeth, Ann, Sarah, Catherine.
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