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Last names became legally required of Thai citizens in 1913 with the passing of the Surname Act 1913. [2] [1] Until then, most Thais used only a first or given name.. According to the current law, Person Name Act, BE 2505 (1962), to create a new Thai surname, it must be no longer than ten Thai letters, excluding vowel symbols and diac
The Nationality Act of 1939 tightened the requirements, stipulating that applicants for naturalisation had to abandon their foreign names and take Thai names, as well as send their children to Thai schools; these rules were part of a broader trend of laws designed to promote the assimilation of the Thai Chinese community. [13]
In Thai, a person's full name consists of a given name followed by a surname or family name. [7] In addition, most individuals have a nickname. As pronominals, given names are used most frequently in second person form. Given names are often preceded by the courtesy title khun when addressing friends or acquaintances. Given names are sometimes ...
According to the current law, Person Name Act, BE 2505 (1962), to create a new Thai name, it must not be longer than ten Thai letters, excluding vowel symbols and diacritics. [17] The same law also forbids the creation of a surname that duplicated any existing surnames, but there are some duplicates dating to the time before computer databases ...
Pages in category "Thai names" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Thai feminine given names (5 P) Thai masculine given names (33 P) Pages in category "Thai given names" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
When adding Thai people to categories, instead of [[Category:Thai people|Lastname, firstname]] the plain [[Category:Thai people]] should be used. Non-reigning members of Thai royalty without a substantive title are to named by formula "First name + Additional name (if exists)", for example Tipangkorn Rasmichoti. This guideline is to be applied ...
Thai is the most spoken of over 60 languages of Thailand by both number of native and overall speakers. Over half of its vocabulary is derived from or borrowed from Pali, Sanskrit, Mon [4] and Old Khmer. It is a tonal and analytic language. Thai has a complex orthography and system of relational markers.