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Please don't call it "western". Most Latin languages, the majority of the western culture, don't have just two names. This is exclusively Anglo-Saxon (or someth
by HeavyStorm 3y ago
Please don't call it "western". Most Latin languages, the majority of the western culture, don't have just two names. This is exclusively Anglo-Saxon (or something), not "western"
- esperent 3y agoI stated three names in my comment: first-middle-last. It's also common to put more than one name, or hyphenated names, in any of those fields so this format suits anywhere more than two names, as long as they roughly follow the format first ... nth ... last. I think this covers all western names. If not, please give me examples. The problem arises when the order is reversed (e.g Vietnamese), or when there's only one name and the form requires at least two names. And probably for other name formats saying around the world that I'm not aware of.
- kiliancs 3y agoIn Spain, people usually have one or two names, then two last (family) names. No hyphens. In Catalonia, the two family names are sometimes "anded". Example: Miquel Martí i Pol.
- esperent 3y agoThat still fits in a form with first-<middle>-last fields. And officials reading the form will know to call the person Miquel. First: Miquel Middle: empty Last: Martí i Pol The problem is for names that don't work in that format.