Who and Where did the First Middle and Last Name come from?

Question

Who came up with the idea of a first middle and last name.
Also where did it originate from.
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Answer 1

don't forget, people also used to have more than three names

Answer 2

Note that this is very culture specific. In some countries, what Americans consider "last name" actually comes first and the "first name" is referred to as the given name (as opposed to "family name"). Examples of such cultures are Japan and Hungary, if I am not mistaken. Also, in some cultures it's much less common to have a middle name than in the US. But in some countries people have even longer names than in the US.

Answer 3

Despite their relatively long existence in the Western world, the phrase "middle name" was not recorded until 1835 in "Harvardiana", a periodical of the time.

Answer 4

Alisha-Truth, Noble; Greek
Shante-(French) alternate form of Chantal (French) song
Carter is pronounced KAR-ter. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "one who transports goods."

Answer 5

I don't know...

Answer 6

GOD