The historical purpose of middle names is to honour some related family or person, a godparent, or even a completely unrelated person, such as a locally or nationally prominent figure
मराठी लोकांच्या संपूर्ण नावाची रचना सामान्यत: व्यक्तिनाम, वडलांचे किंवा पतीचे नाव आणि आडनाव अशी असते.