The effect of the First World War on names, in France [OC]Submitted by bjco t3_ysedll in dataisbeautiful
mcSibiss t1_iw361pk wrote
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People in France have multiple first names?
My first language is French but I’m not French. We don’t usually have multiple first names, although we have three first names on our baptismal certificate, Joseph, our Godfather’s name and our own.
I have never heard anyone say premier prénom nor seen it written.
GFL07 t1_iw37gyf wrote
Not everyone but a lot of people have multiple "firstnames". It depends on family traditions etc. I personally have 3 names before my family name. My sister have 4.
Our parents gave us our names to honor people from the family. My second name is the firstname of my great grandfather and my third name is the firstname of one of my great uncles who died shortly before my birth.
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