Naming
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Human beings everywhere have names.
Many people have one name called a 'family name' or 'surname' or 'last name' which is each person in the family have. This name helps people know which family a person is in.
Many people also have a name which is chosen just for that person. That name can be called a 'given name' or a 'first name'. Some people also have another name called a 'middle name' because it comes in the middle, between the first name and the family name.
People have used names for many years, at least since a King in Egypt named 'Sekhen', whose name was written with the heiroglyphic sign for a scorpion.
A person's given name can be chosen in different ways. Some people have a given name that is the same as another person in the family. Some people have a given name that is the same as a person many people know, like a King or President.
A person's name might change when the person has a marriage. For example, in the United States a woman might change her last name to last name of the man she marries.
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