外國人的middle name有什麼含義?
Does everyone have a middle name? 外國,每個人都會有中間名字嗎?
Middle name: 姓名中間的名字,通常以祖父母的名字作為middle name
It's different for everyone: 因人而異
Some people don't have any middle names; some have one, some two, some even three: 有人沒有middle name, 有人有一個、兩個、甚至三個
In my family, everyone's middle name is my grandfather's name: 我家的孩子,每個人的middle name都是我爺爺的名字
Family tradition: 是個家庭傳統
*但是通常middle name平時不會用,只是出現在出生證、護照這些證件上*
Daniel > Dan, Danny
David > Dave, Davy
Jennifer > Jen, Jenny
Spencer sometimes call me "Jen": Spencer有時候會叫我Jen
I don't really like it: 我其實不是特別喜歡
Should you call someone by their pet name?
能擅自簡化別人的名字嗎?
If someone's name is Robert, that will usually appear on their ID cards or business cards: 比方說,一個叫Robert的人,他的身份證件或者名片上基本會寫Robert
But they will tell their friends to call them by their preferred pet name: 但是日常,他會告訴朋友叫他小名就可以
If they didn't tell you what their pet name is, it's safer to use their proper name: 但如果他沒說,那最好還是用正規的名字
Francis > Frank
Does Francis sound feminine? Francis聽起來會不會有點兒女性化?
No, Francine or Francesca are girls' names: 不會。Francine、 Francesca才是女性的名字
John > Jack
Jack is the pet name of John: Jack是John的小名
JFK (John F. Kennedy) :甘迺迪總統
His full name was John F. Kennedy: 他正規的名字是John F. Kennedy
But people often called him Jack: 但是大家都叫他Jack
His younger brother, Ted Kennedy's full name was Edward Kennedy: 他還有個弟弟,叫Ted, 但全名叫Edward Kennedy
Jonathan > Jon, Nathan, Nate:
希望別人這樣叫你? 學這句:
「I go by ...」
Q: What's your name? 你叫什麼名字?
A: I'm Jonathan, but I go by Nathan: 我叫Jonathan, 但你叫我Nathan就可以了
It means what you prefer to be called: 意思就是你更希望大家如何稱呼你
It's a polite way to let people know what you prefer to be called: 是一個很禮貌的方式
Richard ↓↓
Richard可以變成
Dick Cheney: 小布希時期的副總統迪克.切尼
My parents' generation was probably the last to use the name Dick: 我父母那一代大概是最後用Dick這個名字的
People named Richard today will go by Rich or Richie, not Dick: 現在叫Richard的人不會用這個名字了
Victoria > Vicky, Tory...
Tory Burch: 美國時尚品牌Tory Burch
Kings' and queens' names usually have a lot of variations: 國王、皇后的名字,通常都有很多變化
Katherine/Catherine > So many!!
Catherine/Katherine:
Kate/Cate
Katie/Catie
Kathy/Cathy
Catherine with a C or a K? 是C還是K開頭的Catherine?
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