Ask HN: How to handle Asian-style “Family name first” when designing interfaces

Re:Ask HN: How to handle Asian-style “Family name first” whe... by mcv on Thursday August 31, 2023 @11:07AM (#37338349)

I used to know an American guy in Amsterdam who only had a single name. His explanation was always that his parents were a bit weird. It was a short 4-letter name too. He might well be in the running for the shortest name ever.

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Re:Ask HN: How to handle Asian-style “Family name first” whe... by Zekio on Thursday August 31, 2023 @11:47AM (#37339055)

I recall seeing an article once about someone immigrating with a single character name having to basically pick a name as the IT systems didn't allow it

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Re:Ask HN: How to handle Asian-style “Family name first” whe... by muzani on Friday September 01, 2023 @07:02AM (#37349180)

Some weird names I've seen in the real world are "Boy" and "Baby"

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Re:Ask HN: How to handle Asian-style “Family name first” whe... by mcv on Friday September 01, 2023 @07:20AM (#37349325)

I've got a coworker called Boy. I also remember something on TV with a recurring character called Boy. This is in Netherland, so maybe the fact that it's a foreign word makes it a bit more acceptable?

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