Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 19:05:04 +0400 From: Andrey Smirnov <smir@netstream.ru> To: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Alright you primitive screwheads, LISTEN UP!! Message-ID: <428B59A0.7030108@netstream.ru> In-Reply-To: <20050517173737.GA60953@thought.org> References: <20050516203932.0A38316A4D0@hub.freebsd.org> <42890874.4030600@t-hosting.hu> <4289E0E9.3060506@pacific.net.sg> <20050517173737.GA60953@thought.org>
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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.home | help
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