full names
First and last
A full name is a person's complete legal or formal name, including all given names and surnames: Please write your full name on the application.
The term distinguishes from nicknames, shortened forms, or partial identifications.
What constitutes a full name varies by culture—some include patronymics, middle names, or multiple family names.
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- surnameHereditary family identifier
- birth namesOriginal legal designations
- patronymicName from father's name
- identitiesWhat makes each unique
birth certificate · birth record · epithet · pseudonym · credentials · title · formal · moniker · roster · passport · official · legal documents · birthname · forename · hyphenated · ID · prefix · Jr.
- formalitydecorum, etiquette, propriety, politeness, respectfully
- titlesMr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., Miss
full namesnicknames
Informal substitute names
initials · abbreviations · diminutives · pet names · mononyms
full namesnicknames
Informal substitute names
pet names · familiar names · terms of endearment · street names · handles
full namesanonymous
Of unknown origin
unnamed · pseudonyms · aliases · assumed names · code names
name, full, named, naming, fullness, nameless, namely, namesake, namesakes