In the US, she would have been forced to use the infamous "FNU" (first name unknown) https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/visa-errors/name-appears-as-fnu/ https://uk

In the US, she would have been forced to use the infamous "FNU" (first name unknown) https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/visa-errors/name-appears-as-fnu/ https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/visa-errors/name-appears-as-f... because governments prefer not respecting people names and customs, just so they can push their own customs (and in that case their name too, because "FNU" is the 30'000 most popular name in the US now)