Sometimes Hispanics have only a first.

Do spanish have middle names. Nombre nombrar mencionar título designación. In this case quite a lot. Formal singular So John Smith.

In Spanish cultures people either have one or two given names. Updated August 16 2019. If your middle name represents your grandfathers name eg its a little different than in Betty Lou.

Medio centro mitad intermedio mediano. Its just two last names and one name instead of two names and one last name. Segundo apellido second surname pronounced.

For instance Juan or like the Spanish Prime Minister José Luis. Middle names married names which are added at the end etc. Some people have only first and last names some have 2 or 3 middle names but they are used in this sequencyfirst name - middle names - last nameExamplesMaria Silva SantosJoão Pereira NascimentoAnd also when a teacher takes attendance it follows this order.

Spaniards do not have middle names but they do have two family names. However in Spain we very rarely have a middle name or not nearly as often as in USA so our names arent longer on average. The typical Spanish Latin Hispanic name consists of four parts.

Note that as mentioned above Luis is not the Prime Ministers middle name but part of a full single given name José Luis. The differing practices can be confusing for someone unfamiliar with Spanish but the Spanish way of doing things has been around for hundreds of years. The given name of Juan Carlos Vargas Blanco is not Juan but Juan Carlos Some first names are simple such as Ana while others are compound such as Ana Teresa he adds.