How did foreign surnames develop? For example, Edward, Jenny, Jane and Benjamin. .........

British and American names are tinged with western culture. In ancient times, the British had only a first name and no last name, Anglo? Saxon names are simple and quite numerous. 1 1 century, normans invaded Britain on 1066, brought the surname culture to Britain, and gradually formed the surname system.

There are many sources of British and American surnames, such as occupation: Tailor, Carpenter, Smith, etc. Take the place of residence as the surname: York, Kent; Take landforms as surnames: hills (hills), moors (wilderness), lakes (lakes), etc. British and American people also have some strange surnames, such as broom, coffin, poison and so on. There is a joke: in America, a young man went to the library to apply for a job. When the librarian interviewed him, he asked him, "What's your name?" He replied, "Guess." Hearing this, the curator flew into a rage and said angrily, "I'm sorry, I'm busy at work and I don't have time to guess your last name." Say that finish and left. In fact, the young man's name is William Juggers. Of course I lost this job.

British and American people are very careful when naming names, and names contain certain cultural connotations. Some people named it after the cultural psychology of worshipping heroes and sages. So there are many people named Washington, Lincoln and Roosevelt in America. The United States is a religious country, and many people believe in Catholicism or Christianity, so many people use biblical names, such as David, Abraham, Peter, Paul and so on. In addition, British and American people can directly use their own names or the names of relatives and friends to name their children, which is very different from China. For example, the son of American President Roosevelt is called George W. franklin roosevelt, but a nickname should be added to show the difference. British and Americans also have nicknames. Former US President Ronald Reagan had a nickname "Dutch boy". Besides, they have nicknames. For example, Elizabeth has sixteen nicknames, such as Beth and Betsy.

Women's names in Britain and America, like those in China and Japan, adopt some elegant and beautiful words, such as Lily, Rose, Diana (from Greek, the goddess of the moon), Susan (from Hebrew, elegant and kind), Hellene (from Greek, charming) and so on.