First name or Given name:
Both mean the same and it is a personal name given to someone after birth or baptism as the case may be. The person is usually called by this name.
Family name or Last name or Surname:
Again, all three mean the same and it is the name common to all memebers of a family
Middle name or Second Name:
It is an additional name placed before the surname and after the first name. Other members of the family may or may not have the same middle name.
Example:
Jade Lim :
First name or Given name: Jade
Family name or Last name or Surname: Lim
George Bernard Shaw / G. B. Shaw / George B. Shaw :
First name : George
Family name or Last name or Surname: Shaw
Middle name or Second Name: Bernard
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