Her middle name is Marina
Her name is Luz Marina. (Apart from her last name). That means her middle name is Marina.
In Spanish, we have some names that are made up of two names. For example, Juan Jose, Ana Isabel, Luz Marina, ... Then, I have found the following names in English: Jason Fitzgerald. Is it similar to the examples I have given?.
Thank you.
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In the United States, most people are named with three names. The last name is the family name. The first name, or "given name" is selected by the parents. The "middle" name is usually selected either arbitrarily or in honor of some person, relative, or other name.
Most legal forms require a middle name. If my name were "John Jefferson Doe", "Jefferson" would be my middle name.
This person would most likely be called "John". If the person did not like the name "John", he could decide to be called by his middle name "Jefferson", or maybe "Jeff". If he were a child and his parents wanted his attention, he may be called "John Jefferson", to refer to him more specifically.
There are variations in this naming strategy. My wife's father was not given a "middle name". Some women, after marriage, make their last name to be a combination of their maiden name (last name of a woman before marriage) and the last name of their husband.
I hope that help!
In the US, babies are usually given a first name and a middle name. Mary Catherine, for example. There is no rule about this. I had two good friends who did not have middle names; Kathleen Miller and Norman Burlin. Babies are sometimes given more than one middle name. George Robert Allen. How many middle names does Prince Charles of Great Britain have? Several!
A child may always be addressed by two of her names; Susan Jane. Or, just one of them, Jane. My friend Ann was named Martha Ann but called Ann. She was named after one of her aunts who was called Martha. This avoided confusion.
Jason Fitzgerald could be addressed always as Jason Fitzgerald by his family. Or Fitzgerald could be a middle name or even a surname. So your answer is Yes, Jason Fitzgerald's name could be analogous to Juan José in how it is used.
In Spanish, we have some names that are made up of two names...
As Dogwood says, in the U.S. each person generally has a 1) first name, 2) middle name, and 3) a last name.
However, some people have a compound first name such as Mary Ann, Billy Joe, Mary Ellen, etc. In addition to that 2-part first name they also have a middle and last name too.
Mary Ann Roberta Morse
Mary Ann = first name
Roberta = middle name
Morse = last (family) name
