by Teffland » Tue Aug 03, 2021 3:37 pm
by Random Nation 2930 » Tue Aug 03, 2021 3:41 pm
Teffland wrote:Hello.
I got an issue about good and bad names. And I asked myself: What is the best name system to name humans? Like "First Name - Surname"
At least the one in Germany has several problems:
1. Surnames get inherited through many generations. In best cases you get a profession in your mothertongue. Or a nice word like "snowman". In bad cases it is a swear word, or a word with negative associations in a language you know, or sth hard to pronounce, with spelling problems and things to mix up.
2. People assume you are a foreigner because of your surname.
3. Women change their surname after marriage, men don't. Not always. Identification problems, especially after several marriages and divorces.
4. Different degrees of rarity of surnames.
5. You are quite much bound to what you got.
6. Order of names, what is surname, what are the first names? Especially with people having several first names and surnames like e.g. "Mark Albrecht Ludwig-Schmitz."
7. Some first names can be used as surnames or the other way round (like Ludwig).
8. Married partners and mother/father/child do not necessarily share the same surname.
This is worldwide forum. How it is done in your county? Are there better alternatives?
Like e.g. in Iceland, where it is marked, whose son/daughter you are.
by Mercatus » Tue Aug 03, 2021 3:43 pm
Random Nation 2930 wrote:Teffland wrote:Hello.
I got an issue about good and bad names. And I asked myself: What is the best name system to name humans? Like "First Name - Surname"
At least the one in Germany has several problems:
1. Surnames get inherited through many generations. In best cases you get a profession in your mothertongue. Or a nice word like "snowman". In bad cases it is a swear word, or a word with negative associations in a language you know, or sth hard to pronounce, with spelling problems and things to mix up.
2. People assume you are a foreigner because of your surname.
3. Women change their surname after marriage, men don't. Not always. Identification problems, especially after several marriages and divorces.
4. Different degrees of rarity of surnames.
5. You are quite much bound to what you got.
6. Order of names, what is surname, what are the first names? Especially with people having several first names and surnames like e.g. "Mark Albrecht Ludwig-Schmitz."
7. Some first names can be used as surnames or the other way round (like Ludwig).
8. Married partners and mother/father/child do not necessarily share the same surname.
This is worldwide forum. How it is done in your county? Are there better alternatives?
Like e.g. in Iceland, where it is marked, whose son/daughter you are.
Give somebody a first name, a middle name, their parent’s first name, and a surname. Don’t allow people to change their surnames, and in marriages require them to merge their two names (for example, with General and Forum, General-Forum or Generum.)
Because why not?
by Random Nation 2930 » Tue Aug 03, 2021 3:47 pm
Mercatus wrote:Random Nation 2930 wrote:
Give somebody a first name, a middle name, their parent’s first name, and a surname. Don’t allow people to change their surnames, and in marriages require them to merge their two names (for example, with General and Forum, General-Forum or Generum.)
Because why not?
Id rather not be forced to present my name in a certain fashion. That’s just stupid.
The best system for naming people is to just give a child a damn name in whichever way the parents choose so long as it presents some level of decency.
by South Reinkalistan » Tue Aug 03, 2021 3:53 pm
by Mercatus » Tue Aug 03, 2021 3:57 pm
Random Nation 2930 wrote:Mercatus wrote:
Id rather not be forced to present my name in a certain fashion. That’s just stupid.
The best system for naming people is to just give a child a damn name in whichever way the parents choose so long as it presents some level of decency.
And how would people be able to identify your family based on your name? What decent names will people choose? No, Yes, The Internet?
The best system for naming people is mine as it presents some level of decency.
by Tinhampton » Tue Aug 03, 2021 4:04 pm
Random Nation 2930's first post wrote:Give somebody a first name, a middle name, their parent’s first name, and a surname. Don’t allow people to change their surnames, and in marriages require them to merge their two names (for example, with General and Forum, General-Forum or Generum.)
Because why not?
Random Nation 2930's second post wrote:...The best system for naming people is mine as it presents some level of decency.
Random Nation 2930's second post wrote:And how would people be able to identify your family based on your name? What decent names will people choose? No, Yes, The Internet?
by Ethel mermania » Tue Aug 03, 2021 4:06 pm
by Random Nation 2930 » Tue Aug 03, 2021 4:10 pm
South Reinkalistan wrote:we should name everyone after various brands of instant noodle
Ethel mermania wrote:I think the best way to name people is after Broadway stars. Like me, Ethel mermania
Tinhampton wrote:Random Nation 2930's first post wrote:Give somebody a first name, a middle name, their parent’s first name, and a surname. Don’t allow people to change their surnames, and in marriages require them to merge their two names (for example, with General and Forum, General-Forum or Generum.)
Because why not?Random Nation 2930's second post wrote:...The best system for naming people is mine as it presents some level of decency.
I can't tell if your preferred naming system prioritises "yeah whatever" or presentability at this rate
Well, I guess kinda both. I am still not sure if it is actually the best system in existence, but it doesn’t seem that bad.Random Nation 2930's second post wrote:And how would people be able to identify your family based on your name? What decent names will people choose? No, Yes, The Internet?
All of those could count as "a first name, a middle name... [or] a surname" under your proposal.
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by Bombadil » Tue Aug 03, 2021 4:21 pm
by Ethel mermania » Tue Aug 03, 2021 4:25 pm
Bombadil wrote:Change the name of months so they all start with different letters, then if you're born in that month your name starts with the same letter as that month.
That way I don't forget birthdays all the time..
Or you could go the Internet route of naming yourself the last thing you ate and the colour of whatever you're wearing.
You may call me Tunapasta Green.
by John Waters » Tue Aug 03, 2021 4:31 pm
Ethel mermania wrote:I think the best way to name people is after Broadway stars. Like me, Ethel mermania
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