Hispanic full names are different from the American ones even if you see three words: in the US you have the first name – middle name – last name. In Hispanic countries you have a last name that comes from the father’s family name and the mother’s family name. Check out Hispanic authors’ family...

In the US, it’s common for sons to be named after their fathers (though not always).  Often people will give middle names to honor a grandparent… sometimes first names too. For Jewish people, they use the first initial of a relative in naming their children. So if you’re naming the child after a grandfather named...