WHAT’S YOUR
NAME?
Are you named after someone in
your family/ someone famous?
What’s her full name?
Full name:
Country:
• María José is spanish. In Spain people have got two surnames, one from
their father (first) and one from their mother . Her father’s name is Tomás
García Rodriguez and her mother’s name is Isabela Martín Lopez. So
Maria José’s surnames are García Martin. José isn’t her middle name
because Spanish people haven’t got middle names. José is part of her first
name.
Choose true or false for each statement: True (T) False (F)
Men and women have different surnames
People can have middle names
People have two surnames
People have patronyms
What’s his full name?
Full name:
Country:
• Andrey is Russian. His surname is Petrov. Russian people have got three
names: a first name, a patronym and a surname. Andrey’s patronym,
Vladimirovich, is from her father’s name, Vladimir Pavlovich Petrov.
Andrey’s sister’s full name is Yelena Vladimirovna Petrova. Her Patronym
and family name are different because she is a woman.
Choose true or false for each statement: True (T) False (F)
Men and women have different surnames
People can have middle names
People have two surnames
People have patronyms
What’s his full name?
Full name:
Country:
• Jón is from Iceland. In Iceland your surname is a patronym, not a family
name. A patronym is a name that comes from your father’s first name. His
father’s name is Arnar Stefánsson, so Jón’s surname is Arnarsson
because he’s Arnar’s son. Jon’s sister is called Katrin Arnarsdottir – Arnar’s
daughter. People in Iceland don’t have middle names.
Choose true or false for each statement: True (T) False (F)
Men and women have different surnames
People can have middle names
People have two surnames
People have patronyms
What’s her full name?
Full name:
Country:
• Elizabeth is from England. Many English people have got one or two
middle names, but most of the time they only use their first name and
surname. Elizabeth’s got a middle name, Victoria, but she never uses it.
English surnames are usually your father’s surname. Elizabeth’s surname
is Jones.
Choose true or false for each statement: True (T) False (F)
Men and women have different surnames
People can have middle names
People have two surnames
People have patronyms
REVIEW:
Letter Match questions 1-4 to answers a-d
1. What’s your firts name? a. Roberts
2. What’s your surname? b. Robert Thomas Anderson
3. Have you got a middle name? c. Sarah
4. What’s your father’s full name? d. Yes, it is Louis
Where are they from?
According to their names, where do they come from?
• Antonio Márquez Pérez
• (name) (surname) (surname)
• Mary Elizabeth Stevens
• (name) (middle name) (surname)
• María Vladimirova Pavlova
• (name) (patronym) (surname)
• Joseph Jonsson
• (name) (patronym)