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We should all really remove "first name" and "last name" from our vocabularies. They literally refer to written order, but when most (western) people use them,
by kube-system 3y ago
We should all really remove "first name" and "last name" from our vocabularies. They literally refer to written order, but when most (western) people use them, what they actually mean are given and family names.
- diego_sandoval 3y agoAnd they make little sense when someone has two family names (father and mother), because then you have to call them "first last name" and "second last name".
- kube-system 3y agoThey make no sense in the context of this article at all, because "last name first" is nonsensical. East asians don't put their "last names first". Their first names are their surnames. Anyone who says "last name first" has the right spirit, but they still are missing the entire point. The beginning of everyone's name is their first name, because that's what "first" means.