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Tokipudi t1_iw4q8pd wrote

Reply to comment by GFL07 in The effect of the First World War on names, in France [OC] by bjco

Technically right, but completely wrong when it comes to actual real life use.

I have never encountered a single French person who uses anything but their first name as their "Prénom usuel".

Once again, these terms are only use in an administrative way and are (almost) never used in any other context.

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GFL07 t1_iw4ssth wrote

> I have never encountered a single French person who uses anything but their first name as their "Prénom usuel".

Most people who chooses to not use their first name as their "prénom usuel" wouldn't disclose to people their aren't close with that they don't use their first name.

You wouldn't know unless they told you their full name. Witch, let's be honest, rarely happens outside of administrative work.

It's totally possible that you encountered multiple peoples using a "prénom usuel" witch is not their first name without knowing it wasn't their first name.

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