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Re:Why we don't use Galileo's last name (2009) by weinzierl on Saturday July 27, 2019 @04:26AM (#20541028)
(Catholic?) Germany:

Father: X | Z

Mother: A | C

Set of Godfathers and Godmothers given names: {G}

Your name: {G} | Z

There are also double given names. For example Hans-Peter is a differs from Hans Peter. The later could also be rendered Peter Hans but for Hans-Peter the order is fixed.

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Many Slavic Countries:

Father: X | Z

Mother: A | C

Your name (boy): R | patronymic(X) | Z

Your name (girl): R | patronymic(X) | feminine(Z)

The middle part is neither given name nor surname but referred to as patronymic.

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