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frustrated_staff t1_j2b7js2 wrote

Names and naming conventions differ around the world. Documentation of names differs around the world, too. It's really, really culture specific. For example, the United States (default) is 3 names: given name #1, given name #2, and surname, in that order. But, sometimes there are 4 (looking at the Catholics): given, given, religious, and surname or given, religious, given, surname. In Korea, it's surname, given name (inherited), lucky name (Kim Jong Un's surname is Kim and his given name is Un) In Iceland, it's given name and (parents' given name)-son or given name and (parent's given name)-dottir. So Ezra Emmasdottir or Carl Gustavson (as examples).

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Nakakapag_pabagabag OP t1_j2b96v8 wrote

should it be enough to have first name and surname for most documents? can i have more than culture of my country usually provides? (ukraine)

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EgNotaEkkiReddit t1_j2bbvmm wrote

> In Greenland

You just described the Icelandic patronymic system. I don't know if Greenland has a specific naming convention, but they probably don't use the same words for "son" and "daughter" as Icelandic.

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T-T-N t1_j2cflz0 wrote

So siblings might be called Hans Eriksson and Saffi Eriksdotter even if they have the same parents?

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frustrated_staff t1_j2cp8w6 wrote

Yup. I mean, it could happen. iIRC, daughters take the mothers' name, but it's been awhile since I checked the details...

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