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- One’s ‘first name’, known as a ‘personal name’ or ‘given name’, is chosen at birth as the individual’s personal identifier. It always comes before the family name. The ‘family name’, known as a ‘surname’ or ‘last name’, is inherited from one’s parents and shared with other members of the individual’s immediate family.
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Aug 30, 2018 · It is also called a forename. Your middle name is your name which comes between your first name and last name. Most persons don't have middle names; they only have their first names and last names. Your last name is your family name or surname. The Maiden name is the previous name of a married woman before she took her husband's name.
Jan 12, 2015 · I have 2 given names: "Juan" and "Eduardo", and I have 2 last names (The first one of my father and the second one of my mother because that how it is done in Mexico): "González" and "Rodríguez". Should I only write: First name: Juan. Last name: González. or should it be.
The first name as such, however, is the official family name, which will be inherited by their legitimate children. So, for example, if Werner Stauffacher is married to Gertrud Baumgarten, both can use the name Stauffacher-Baumgarten. Their children, however, bear only the surname Stauffacher.
[First given name] [family name], e.g. John O'Reilly. Sometimes they are written: [First given name] [other given names] [family name], e.g. John Timothy O'Reilly. When using initials, it is the same, e.g. J. O'Reilly, or J.T. O'Reilly
- In English, names are usually written in the format: [First given name] [family name], e.g. John O'Reilly Sometimes they are written: [First given...
- In English, the family name is always given last (except in the case of transliterated names which confuse many people). In your example, "Bill" an...
- I think perhaps you're confusing monograms with initials. Initials are always listed in the same order as they would appear in the name: the initi...
- If you see something along the lines of "E. Annie Proulx", it probably means the person prefers to be known by their middle name. As others have sa...
Jun 16, 2023 · However I might have done a stupid mistake when booking the ticket. I have two first names, but when booking the ticket I omitted one of the first names, being in a hurry. So my passport reads: GIVEN NAMES: Michael John SURNAME: Alvarez. But I booked the ticket as. First name: Michael Last name: Alvarez. Would this be an issue?
A common naming convention in Norway was to name the first son for the father's father and the second son for the mother's father. Since there are many very common first names it wasn't unusual for both grandfathers to have the same name.
- I agree with others that the differentiation should not be included in the personal name field, e.g. 'John (b. 1845)' and 'John (b. 1855)'. Dependi...
- I have always relied on the dates of birth and death to distinguish between siblings, but recorded the names as they were given. I include a note...
- Similar to Roberta's observations [ infra ] on the Norwegian naming convention I often find it helpful to distinguish by ages, if known. Then eve...
- In my tree I, too, have many pairs of duplicated names for siblings as well as descendants. For siblings I use 1st, 2nd, 3rd in the title field but...
- In my tree I have many pairs of duplicated names for siblings which occur when the first one dies at a young age, and in one case the same name get...
- I have the same name as a brother that passed and we always referred to him as "Baby Joey." Guess he's the "Elder" though! My dad is also named J...
- I use 1, 2, and 3 etc. intead of capital I's. I save those for Junior, third, fourth, etc.
A surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. [1] [2] It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person. Depending on culture, the surname may be placed at either the start of a person's name, or at the end.
