Submitted by Nakakapag_pabagabag t3_zzeiz7 in explainlikeimfive
misplaced_optimism t1_j2bns6h wrote
Great question. Other people have provided examples of the types of names that exist, but I'd like to answer your second question. The truth is that it varies, and generally is a mess for the programmers and software developers who need to maintain the systems that keep track of names.
There is no standard for documentation that applies across a single country, much less multiple countries. For example: this is the US machine-readable passport naming standard. Other countries have different standards. Other types of official documentation in the US have different standards as well.
Falsehoods Programmers Believe about Names provides a good summary of the problem
Nakakapag_pabagabag OP t1_j2evetn wrote
thank you!!! I'll read into it. happy new year ☺️
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