Do foreigner names have their own meaning?

The names of foreigners and the names of Chinese Han people have different composition and order, and they often contain articles, suffixes, etc. Here we only give a brief introduction to the names of more commonly encountered foreigners. ?

The order of British and American names is that the given name comes first and the surname comes last. For example, John Wilson, John is the first name and Wilson is the surname. Another example is Edward Adam Davis, Edward is the Christian name, Adam is the personal name, and Davis is the surname. A woman's name after marriage is usually her first name plus her husband's surname. For example, Ms. Marie White marries Mr. John Davis, and the woman's name after marriage will be Marie Davis. ?

French names also have the given name first and the surname last, usually consisting of two or three stanzas. The first one and two stanzas are the personal name, and the last stanza is the surname. French names often contain articles such as Le and La, and prepositions such as de. When translated into Chinese, they should be translated together with the surname, such as de Gaulle, etc. Women's names are basically the same as those in British and American countries. ?

Spanish names often have three or four stanzas. The first and second stanzas are the person’s name, the penultimate stanza is the father’s surname, and the last stanza is the mother’s surname. Married women often drop their mother's surname and add their husband's surname. Usually the verbal address is often the father's surname, or the first name plus the father's surname. ?

Portuguese names are also mostly composed of three or four stanzas. The first one and two stanzas are the personal name, followed by the mother's surname, and finally the father's surname. When abbreviating a person's name, the father's surname is usually added. In Spanish and Portuguese, male names mostly end with "o", while female names mostly end with "a". Articles, prepositions and surnames are translated together. ?

Russian names generally consist of three sections. For example, Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov (Иван ИвановичИванов), Ivan is his personal name, Ivanovich is his patronymic name, and Ivanov is his surname. Most women's names end with Wa or Ya. Women usually use their father's surname before marriage, and often use their husband's surname after marriage, but their first name and father's name remain unchanged. Russians generally refer to each other verbally by surname, or just by first name. ?

Arab names generally consist of three or four stanzas. The first section is my name, the second section is my father's name, the third section is my grandfather's name, and the fourth section is my surname. For example, the name of the former King Faisal of Saudi Arabia is: Faisal ibn Abdul Aziz ibn Abdul Rahman al Saud translated as : Faisal ibn Abdul Aziz ibn Abdul Rahman Al Saud. Among them, Faisal is his personal name, Abdul Aziz is his father's name, Abdul Rahman is his grandfather's name, and Saudi is his surname. Generally, only the person's first name is used for abbreviation, but upper-class people with social status shorten their name by their surname. Such as: Mohammed Abed Ar’ouf Arafat (Mohammed Abed Ar’ouf Arafat, referred to as Arafat). ?

The order of Japanese names is the same as that in our country, that is, the surname is preceded by the given name, and the most common one consists of four characters, such as: Masao Kosaka, the first two characters are the surname, and the last two characters are the given name. However, since the number of characters for the surname and the given name is not fixed, it is often difficult to distinguish between them. Therefore, it is necessary to understand clearly with the visitor in advance. In formal occasions, the surname and the given name should be written separately, such as "Nikaido Susumu", "Fujita" Mao" etc. Generally speaking, people are called by their last name, and in formal situations, they are called by their full name. ?

Thai people’s names have their given name at the front and surname at the end, such as Prasong Chalumphong, where Basong is the given name and Chalumphong is the surname. Unmarried women use their father's surname, and married women use their husband's surname. Generally speaking, only the first name is called and the surname is not called. For example, if you call Basong Charumphong, you can call Basong verbally.

Different ethnic groups, different customs and habits, and the composition of people’s names are very different. However, despite the complex structure, it can be roughly summarized into the following types:?

The names of people in some Asian countries such as China, Japan, North Korea, Singapore, and Hungary belong to the type where the surname comes first and the given name comes last. Japanese people generally consist of four characters, the first two characters are the surname, and the last two characters are the given name, such as Ito Taro. Hungarian names are composed of two sections, the first section is the surname, and the latter section is the given name, such as "Sido Wells", "Sido" is the surname. Hungarian women use their husband's name after marriage, and add the word ne (nee) after their name to express the meaning of wife. ?

In most countries such as Europe and America, people are given their first name first and last name last. For example, "Vester Brown", "Brown" is the surname and "Vester" is the first name.

After a woman gets married, she adds her husband's surname to her given name. When addressing people verbally, they usually use their surname, such as "Mr. Brown" and "Mrs. Thatcher". When writing, sometimes the first letter of the name can be abbreviated, but the surname cannot be abbreviated. Soviet names generally consist of three sections. The first section is the personal name, the second section is the patronymic, and the third section is the surname, such as "Vladimir Ilyich Lenin". ?

Arab names generally consist of three sections, namely personal name, father's name and grandfather's name. For example, "Mohammed Aliba Ahmed" means that his name is "Mohammed", his father's name is "Aliba", and his grandfather's name is "Ahmed". ?

The names of Islamic believers are full of religious connotations. They often use the names of the founder of Islam "Muhammad" and the names of historical sages and prophets such as Ibrahim, Ali, Ismail, Omer, etc. as their names. In order to revere Allah and wish to be His slaves, some people call their names "Slaves of Allah". Some people also add "Haji" before their name, which means that the person has visited the holy land of Mecca to worship. Even more interesting are the Arabic names called "so-and-so's father" and "so-and-so's son". Such as "Abu Nasser", "Abu" means father in Arabic. Therefore, the name is "Nasser's father". ?

The Burmese and Thais have no surnames. The "Wu" of the Burmese people and the "Nai" of the Thai people are not surnames, but the honorific title of Mr. For example, Wu Niguang is "Mr. Niguang". Therefore, you cannot call others "Mr. Wu" or "Mr. Wu Niguang".