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, Fat (originated from the person who is fat), Coward (originated from the timid man), Beard (originated from people who has big beard), Bunch (rickety man), Smallbones, and Armstrong, etc. There are also some first names which have foreign origins. For example such first names as Ivan originated from Russian; Carlos from Spanish names; Albert, Adolph, Carl, and Karl from German names. 2.2 The characteristics and origins of last name The last name is a person’s family name or surname, which is common to all members of the family. It is formal and often used on official occasions or with people you do not know well. The first name can be used as an informal form of address. But the family name is often used with a form of address before it. Such as Mr. Brown, Mrs. Green, etc. Usually it cannot be used as a form of address alone. Many English surnames fall into the following categories: Some surnames originated from places where people were born or lived. This kind of surnames also called “local surnames”. Such as Atwater, Brook, Byroade, Bywood, Dale (meaning “valley”), Dunlop (meaning “muddy hill”), Fields, Goosey (meaning “goose island”), Hill, Lake, London, Marsh, Moor, Sotheby (meaning “south in the village”), Westby / Westerby (meaning “western farm). There are also many surnames of occupation in English such as: Baker, Barber, Bridger, Butcher, Carpenter, Clark / Clerk, Cook, Cooper, Fisher, Goldsmith, Hunter, Miller, Plummer, Priest, Smith, and Tailor /Taylor. Many English surnames originated from patronyms names. Most of these names end with “son”. The structure is “father’s name or its variant +son”, such as Addison (son of Adam), Anderson (son of Andrew), Donaldson, Gibson, Jackson, Jameson, Johnson, Josephson, Richardson, Robinson, Samuelson, Thomason, Williamson, and Wilson. What worth mentioning is that such patronymic surnames as Richardson, Robinson, Robertson, Samuelson, Thomason and Williamson were gradually shortened into Richards, Robins, Roberts, Samuels, Thomas and Williams respectively. So we know Richard, Robin, Robert, Samuel and William are all first name, while Richards, Robins, Roberts, Samuels and Williams are all family names. And it happens that Thomas can be either a personal name or a family name. There are also some surnames which are original nicknames. Most of which are personal descriptions or physical features: Armstrong, Bald, Ballard, Biggs, Grant, Little, Long, Longfellow, Short, Small. 2.3 The characteristics of English middle name Some English-speaking people have a middle name between their first name and last name. The middle name can be considered as the second of a person’s given name or forename. With a middle name, a person can distinguish himself or herself from another person in the family who happens to have the same first name. Take George Bernard Show for example, Bernard is the middle name. Occasionally, a person may have two middle names. In the case of Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, who was the former British Prime Minster, Leonard and Spencer are his two middle names. A middle name can be given from the first name of a person’s father or mother, or a close relative like the person’s uncle or aunt. A middle name can also be given at random, for instance, after a famous person appearing in the newspaper or on television. From the above description, we can see that the choice of names in western has close relation with its culture. In the other words, English names