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A name is a symbol or marker of a social member. the surname of an English beauty is the opposite of the sequential name of a Chinese person. They are: they are the first and last names, for example, nanthan Hale (nesen HALE), nanthan is the first name, And Hale is the last name. The name is first name and last name (given name or Christian name; surname or family name ). Sometimes, to commemorate a person, there can be another name between first name and last name, called middle name. For example, William Paul taglor (William Paul Taylor) is often abbreviated as a letter, namely William P. Taylor.
PS: in formal occasions, lastname and firstname are also used as follows:
That is to say, the rules for writing English names are generally as follows:
Firstname lastname (William taglor)
Firstname middlename lastname (William Paul taglor)
Firstname middleinitial. lastname (William P. Taylor)
Lastname, firstname (Taylor, William)