Quote Originally Posted by MrsKlug View Post
You know how you use the fathers name as the child's second name? Like Father = Vladimir then daughter's 2nd name = Valdimirovna (or something like this)? If my son or daughter's father name is James, how would you write it as their second name? (This is just a random question that I was just now wondering.)
While placed after the first name and before the last name the patronymic name is not a second name in any way.
You can read some earlier discussions on this topic:
1. I Need help With My Name :(
2. Russian Names
3. Using a patronymic in the United States