> In Vietnam names like Nguyen Thi Anh Mai are common. Which reminds me of this problem: she might have sisters called, say, Nguyen Thi Anh May and Nguyen Thi

> In Vietnam names like Nguyen Thi Anh Mai are common. Which reminds me of this problem: she might have sisters called, say, Nguyen Thi Anh May and Nguyen Thi Anh Minh, and in quite a few countries this will result in them having identical names on their identity cards and most communication, either "Nguyen Thi", "Nguyen Thi Anh" or even "Nguyen Thi Anh M."