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  2. Surname - Wikipedia

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    A surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name.

  3. Anglicisation of names - Wikipedia

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    Originally, most Gaelic surnames were composed of the given name of a child's father, preceded by Mac (son) or Nic (or Ní, both being variants of nighean, meaning daughter) depending on the gender. These surnames would not be passed down another generation, and a woman would keep her birth surname after marriage .

  4. Surname inflection - Wikipedia

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    Pursuant to § 72 paragraph 5 of the Registry Act No. 301/2000 Coll. the registry office will allow, based on the request of the natural person and the confirmation of the health service provider, the change of the name, or names, and surname to a neutral name and surname, if treatment for gender reassignment has been started.

  5. List of family name affixes - Wikipedia

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    For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).

  6. Genealogical numbering systems - Wikipedia

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    The siblings of the individual or individuals studied may or may not be named for each family. This method is most popular in simplified single surname studies, however, allied surnames of major family branches may be carried back as well. In general, numbers are assigned only to the primary individual studied in each generation. [1]

  7. Social Security: How To Change or Correct the Name On ... - AOL

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    If you legally change your name because you got married, divorced, through court order or any other reason, you will need to notify Social Security so you can receive a corrected card. Learn: How ...

  8. Spanish naming customs - Wikipedia

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    In an English-speaking environment, Spanish-named people sometimes hyphenate their surnames to avoid Anglophone confusion or to fill in forms with only one space provided for the last name: [14] for example, U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is of Puerto Rican heritage, is named "Ocasio-Cortez" because her parents' surnames are ...

  9. Naming law - Wikipedia

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    The name cannot be a last name or a product, and it cannot negatively affect the child. If the name submitted is denied, it can be appealed; otherwise a new name has to be submitted. A fee is charged for each submission. [19] Umlauts (ä, ö, ü) and/or the letter ß in family names are recognized as an important reason for a name change.