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My last name is a popular Irish name with an apostrophe in it. I have tons of issues with my name in forms. I'm basically a walking SQL injection detector. But

My last name is a popular Irish name with an apostrophe in it. I have tons of issues with my name in forms. I'm basically a walking SQL injection detector. But also I've started to drop the apostrophe in most of my online profiles and things. So I think we're starting to see the end of apostrophes in people's names, thanks to some fun oddities of the internet and common database technologies.

layman51 2y ago
Do you also get the apostrophe get mangled into something like `'` ?
- rco8786 2y ago
  All the time!
AndrewDavis 2y ago
Reminds me of the story of the French politician with a forward slash in their name. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emeline_K%2FBidi?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emeline_K%2FBidi?wprov=sfla1 I can't find a reference anywhere, but I remember reading that when their child was born they couldn't process a birth certificate with the name containing a slash, so it was changed to a dash for the kid.
- schnable 2y ago
  Reading the article, I'd guess the introduction of the slash was introduced because the actual letter (Ꝃ) wasn't available on earlier technology like a typewriter. Funny that the "fix" caused problems with the next generation of tech.
- 6LLvveMx2koXfwn 2y ago
  At least they had the excuse of being named - whoever came up with `/e/OS` as the name for a phone OS in the age of the internet needs a strong word! 1. https://e.foundation/e-os/ https://e.foundation/e-os/
remus 2y ago
> But also I've started to drop the apostrophe in most of my online profiles and things. So I think we're starting to see the end of apostrophes in people's names, thanks to some fun oddities of the internet and common database technologies. This is a bugbear of mine! It's so frustrating that this is the easier path. Technology should make our lives better, not bend us to it's limitations! No criticism on you of course, I'm as guilty.
zigman1 2y ago
Slightly related thought, but I have a popular Slovene name with letter Ž (pronounced as g in mirage) in it. Since I started living abroad, I use the letter Z, even when introducing myself. It often throws people off guard completely and it is much easier to use just Z. So I guess some cultural aspect of names will also disappear, I know I want I children to have a bit more "international" names.
yason 2y ago
Suppose your name was "Néill" then you could just change it to b"N\xc3\xa9ill".

layman51 2y ago

Do you also get the apostrophe get mangled into something like `'` ?

rco8786 2y ago
All the time!

AndrewDavis 2y ago

Reminds me of the story of the French politician with a forward slash in their name. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emeline_K%2FBidi?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emeline_K%2FBidi?wprov=sfla1 I can't find a reference anywhere, but I remember reading that when their child was born they couldn't process a birth certificate with the name containing a slash, so it was changed to a dash for the kid.

schnable 2y ago
Reading the article, I'd guess the introduction of the slash was introduced because the actual letter (Ꝃ) wasn't available on earlier technology like a typewriter. Funny that the "fix" caused problems with the next generation of tech.
6LLvveMx2koXfwn 2y ago
At least they had the excuse of being named - whoever came up with `/e/OS` as the name for a phone OS in the age of the internet needs a strong word! 1. https://e.foundation/e-os/ https://e.foundation/e-os/

remus 2y ago

> But also I've started to drop the apostrophe in most of my online profiles and things. So I think we're starting to see the end of apostrophes in people's names, thanks to some fun oddities of the internet and common database technologies. This is a bugbear of mine! It's so frustrating that this is the easier path. Technology should make our lives better, not bend us to it's limitations! No criticism on you of course, I'm as guilty.

zigman1 2y ago

Slightly related thought, but I have a popular Slovene name with letter Ž (pronounced as g in mirage) in it. Since I started living abroad, I use the letter Z, even when introducing myself. It often throws people off guard completely and it is much easier to use just Z. So I guess some cultural aspect of names will also disappear, I know I want I children to have a bit more "international" names.

yason 2y ago

Suppose your name was "Néill" then you could just change it to b"N\xc3\xa9ill".