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In some Western European cultures (Portuguese and Spanish, and thereby Latin American), most people have two last names. When dealing with automated systems in
by umanwizard 7y ago
In some Western European cultures (Portuguese and Spanish, and thereby Latin American), most people have two last names.
When dealing with automated systems in other countries, it causes all manner of problems!
- Bayart 7y agoOr having to give your « middle name » in the Anglosphere ! Try explaining you have three to a clerk...
- weinzierl 7y ago> Try explaining you have three to a clerk... Or even that you don't have a first name but a set of given names and that the relative that gave you the name that is conventionally often put in a later position would not be amused about another relatives name singled out to be a "first name".
- thaumasiotes 7y agoIs it harder than just saying "I have three middle names"? It's not exactly a foreign concept; it is normal for white Americans to have more than one, though not especially common.
- weinzierl 7y agoThree "middle names" might not be a problem but the lack of a first name would almost certainly lead to troubles. Of course you can always just choose one of your "middle names" as an artificial "first name". Some people might find this disrespectful though.
- gus_massa 7y agoNote that the convention of what is your given name and what is your family name, and how they are inherited are different that the convention in USA. This add a lot of confusion when someone moves and need to fill paperwork. Using a "|" to separate your given name(s) and your family name(s): --- Common pattern in USA: Father: X Y | Z Mother: A B | C Your name: R C | Z --- Spain/most of Latin America: Father: X | Y Z Mother: A | B C Your name: R | Y B --- Argentina: Father: X Y | Z Mother: A B | C Your name: R S | Z
- weinzierl 7y ago(Catholic?) Germany: Father: X | Z Mother: A | C Set of Godfathers and Godmothers given names: {G} Your name: {G} | Z There are also double given names. For example Hans-Peter is a differs from Hans Peter. The later could also be rendered Peter Hans but for Hans-Peter the order is fixed. --- Many Slavic Countries: Father: X | Z Mother: A | C Your name (boy): R | patronymic(X) | Z Your name (girl): R | patronymic(X) | feminine(Z) The middle part is neither given name nor surname but referred to as patronymic. ---
- afiori 7y agoI know someone who went to study one year in Portugal, one of the things she noticed was that most students' full name would fill more than two thirds of a printed A4 paper. That for sure would cause problems in some standard forms.
- ValentineC 7y agoWhat names do Portuguese people (or people with longer-than-average names) put on flight tickets? I think I've tried looking this up before, but is there an IATA regulation on what names are acceptable for a flight ticket?