a person's name► name · What's your name?· I'm not very good at remembering people's names.· His name is Raymond Ford.full name (=all your names) · Ayrton Senna's full name was Ayrton Senna da Silva.sign your name · She must have written to Laura without signing her name.call somebody's name · The doctor will call your name when he is ready to see you.mention somebody by name · She didn't mention you by name, but I'm sure it was you she was talking about.
► first name also given name American the name that your parents choose for you when you are born, which in Western countries comes at the beginning of your full name: · Her first name is Liz. I don't know her surname.· Fill out the form with your last name, followed by your given name.
► Christian name someone's first name, or the name that Christian parents choose for a baby when they christen it: · My mother's Christian name was Mary.
► middle name also second name British the name that comes between your first and last names: · John F. Kennedy's middle name was Fitzgerald.· Vicki won't tell anyone her second name.
► last name/surname your last name, which is the same as your parents' name: · I know his first name, but I can't remember his last name.· Smith is the most common English surname.
► maiden name the surname that a woman had before she was married: · My mother kept her maiden name when she got married. (=did not change her name to her husband's name)
► family name the name that is shared by all the members of the same family: · Joseph Conrad's original family name was Korzeniowski.carry on the family name (=to pass on your family name to your children): · He died leaving no children to carry on the family name.
► initials the first letters of each of your names: · There's no need to write out your full name. Just your initials will do.· a suitcase marked with the initials JR
► title a word such as Mrs, Miss, Ms, Mr, Dr, or Professor that you put before your name: · The title 'Ms' became much more popular in the 1980s.