Personal name

A personal name is the label which identifies an individual person. It is a proper name; and it is usually made up of a given name plus a surname. 

Parents give names to the children at birth. This is called naming ceremony in some places. The names are given with meanings to show important circumstances surrounding one's birth.

The Convention on the Rights of the Child specifies that a child has the right from birth to a name.Text of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989 entry into force 2 September 1990, in accordance with article 49, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

 Related pages 
 Family name
 Posthumous name
 Regnal name

 References 

Category:Names