[Emsan-l] Fwd: [...] family name conventions

[Kevin Austin]

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> From: CEC jef chippewa <jef at econtact.ca>
> Date: 2010 January 22 9:13:12 AM EST
> To: cec-conference at concordia.ca
> Subject: [...] family name conventions
> Reply-To: cec-conference at concordia.ca
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> ... of interest to people researching composers, a post about naming conventions.  anyone able to comment on asian names and differences between different asian countries?  i know often japanese say their family name first (also when writing?) and that chinese living in the west often take on american-ish names.
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> i have long preferred to use "family" and "given" name for clarity, but is the idea of "first" and "last" names a regional thing? are they referred to differently outside of canada, western europe and USA?
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>> CORDIO is the last name. CARLO is the first name and MARIA is the middle name (sometimes one says that we have several first names).
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>> It is not unusual for people in latin-language-group countries to have both two or even more middle names, just so you know. Maria (or Marie in French) is a very common middle name (also for men!).
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>> In everyday interpellation (and if you're on informal terms with them, of course), you would call people by their first name (in this case Carlo), although the official name would be Carlo Maria CORDIO.
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>> In Scandinavia, however, it is more common to use both first name and middle name in everyday use, than only first name. Scandinavian often have 2 last names, although officially one of those is considered a middle name (unless hyphenated, then they are considered one last name). (which is a problem for me having "von Zzz" as a last name, here in Scandinavia, von is now my second middle name, and I'm listed in the telephone catalogue as Zzz, Xxx Y Von (Yyy being my not-used middle name).
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>> In many Eastern European countries, the convention is to give your last name first: JANICKI Krzysztof Pavlovich (Pavlovich being the middle name... ficticious name, by the way...)
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Kevin