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Re: Middle Names = Family Duty
Posted By: Nyperold, on host 206.96.180.23
Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2001, at 13:57:46
In Reply To: Re: Middle Names = Family Duty posted by Dave on Tuesday, November 13, 2001, at 22:34:34:

> Personally, I've always found middle names a little weird. Is it a cultural thing? How many people on this planet have three names? How many have two? Just one? More than three?

I know that in (some?) Spanish-speaking countries, the template for a full name is like this:

(FirstName) (MiddleName) (PaternalSurname) (MaternalSurname)

for everyone but married females. Married females add "de (Husband'sPaternalSurname)"

If only one surname is used(for brevity's sake, I suppose), the paternal surname is the one used.

> -- Dave

Nyperold

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