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Re:Ask HN: How to handle Asian-style “Family name first” whe... by leokennis on Thursday August 31, 2023 @03:50AM (#37333820)
I feel like this is the way. If you want, include fields for all types of names (given, honorific, father's surname, whatever is imaginable) but also add the field "how should we address you" and use that for messages.

So:

* honorific surname: Sharifah * given name: Azizah * father's honorific surname: Syed * father's given name: Ahmad Tarmizi * address me as: Zaphod Beeblebrox the 4th

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Re:Ask HN: How to handle Asian-style “Family name first” whe... by muzani on Thursday August 31, 2023 @08:06AM (#37335880)
It's not very useful to include most fields. Often parts of a name are not in use at all, unless you're doing legal identification. I'd never include my patronym where possible.
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