This conversation reminds me of this article: http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names/ http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/1

This conversation reminds me of this article: http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names/ http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-b... Tangentially, this article about names and cultures is also a great resource that makes a strong recommendation: just use one field and be as flexible as possible https://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-personal-names https://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-personal-names