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  2. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Biography

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    Thai people are almost always known and addressed by their first name (i.e. given name). Hence, on second and subsequent mentions, they should be referred to by first name alone. In Vietnamese names, given names also take priority over family names. The given name, not the surname, should be used to refer to the person.

  3. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers - Wikipedia

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    Only figures are used with unit symbols (12 min not twelve min); but figures or words may be used with unit names (12 minutes or twelve minutes), subject to the provisions above. Other numbers. Other numbers are given in numerals (3.75, 544) or in forms such as 21 million (or billion, trillion, etc. – but rarely thousand or hundred).

  4. Naming law - Wikipedia

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    a surname, except a patronymic as last given name; a name already used by a sibling, if this is to be the only given name. Waivers may be granted if valid family, religious or ethnic reasons give grounds to use a name contrary to these principles. Persons may change their first names once without a specific reason.

  5. Naming in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Diversity among American names also seems to be increasing. In the 1950s, most babies were given a few very common names, with nicknames used to distinguish the various people with the same name. In the decades since, the number of names being used has increased dramatically. [31]

  6. Wikipedia : Naming conventions (royalty and nobility)

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    Where they have no substantive title, use the form "{title} {name} of {country}", e.g. Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark. Use only the highest prefix title the person ever held and used (roughly before the 17th century, prince/ss would not be prefixed automatically). Do not use styles, such as HRH, as part of a title of an article.

  7. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Disambiguation pages

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    Marilyn (given name), a female given name (including a list of people with the name) Dylan (name), a given name and a family name (including a list of people with the name) Articles only listing persons with a certain given name or surname, known as anthroponymy articles, are not disambiguation pages, and this Manual of Style does not apply to ...

  8. BabyCenter releases list of names 'heading for extinction' in ...

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    BabyCenter said the names were determined "due to their having the biggest declines in name registrations between 2023 and 2024." Looking for baby names inspo: See list of most popular names

  9. Genealogical numbering systems - Wikipedia

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    The system was created in 1870 for use in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society based in Boston, Massachusetts. Register Style, of which the numbering system is part, is one of two major styles used in the U.S. for compiling descending genealogies.