Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 23:10:59 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky <oceanare@pacific.net.sg> To: Andrey Smirnov <smir@netstream.ru> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Alright you primitive screwheads, LISTEN UP!! Message-ID: <428B5B03.3050107@pacific.net.sg> In-Reply-To: <428B59A0.7030108@netstream.ru> References: <20050516203932.0A38316A4D0@hub.freebsd.org> <42890874.4030600@t-hosting.hu> <4289E0E9.3060506@pacific.net.sg> <20050517173737.GA60953@thought.org> <428B59A0.7030108@netstream.ru>
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Hi Andrey, talking about names. I was always curious where my name originates from. I know it must be somewhere in Poland or Belarus. Do you have an idea? Erich Andrey Smirnov wrote: > Gary Kline wrote: > >> >> Well, (Gary said, ddeliberately changing the ^Subject:), >> interesting. My mother's parents are from Hungary, two of my >> dad's grandparents from Germany. >> Didn't know about Hungary (or Japan). China, yes. Anybody on >> this geek list know any other societies where the surname is >> traditionally presented first and the given name last? > > > In Russia, in all official documents name is written: > Family_Name First_Name Middle_Name > > So, my full name would be: > Smirnov Andrey Andreevich > > In short form, we usually put first name in head of family name (surname): > Andrey Smirnov > This feels less official. > > So, it's sometimes hard to find out what is what if you don't know > Russian names well. >
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