Can you have two first names?
So, for example, if your full name were “John Fred SMITH” (your surname being “SMITH”), then your first name (in full) would be “John Fred”. Legally speaking, you don't have a middle name, so you'd simply have a first name made up of two names (“John Fred”). What is it called to have two first names? A double name, or double-barreled first name, is often seen in Southern naming traditions and is when you choose two names for your little, often joined by a hyphen.