In your papers references list if the authors name is James Lyndon Smith list the authors first middle and last name as follows.

How to have two first names. List three authors James Lyndon Smith. To combine first and last names use the CONCATENATE function or the ampersand operator. My first name consists of two words that arent hyphenated so the second part of my first name is often left out.

I hated getting mail addressed to Mary to use your example. A person cannot have two names legally. They will face problem in passport and visa.

What a great way to combine two currently fashionable names into something fresh. I have always used both my first and middle names as my first name. Also at this point I have 2 middle names.

I have two first names separated by a hyphen. The first name comes first and the second is a surname. What if my W2 only shows one of them.

The Glee stars real last name is Sarfati but Lea went by Lea Michele in her professional life. We call the second the middle name whether or not it was originally a surname. In all four cases we call the first name a first name or given name.

I have one first name Heather and two middle names Leigh Ann then one last name. The term double name suggests two separate entities. So what it comes down to is if you want to make it explicit that this is a double-barreled first name rather than a first name and middle name you kind of have to use the hyphen.