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LeftInTX

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5. In Spanish tradition, the mother's name is usually carried for a generation.

Thu Apr 28, 2022, 12:35 PM

Apr 2022

However, Spanish nobility frequently carries a string of names.

Children born illegitimately in Mexico were traditionally banned from their father's names.

Get a load of this guy's name:
Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla

He shortened it to:
Rudolph Valentino

He did not come from nobility. I don't know why he had so many names. I believe his surname was Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella
Valentino's mother's name was: Marie Berthe Gabrielle Barbin

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Giving Father's Name to Child Shouldn't Be Automatic: Court [View all] Demovictory9 Apr 2022 OP

Costa Rica uses both parental names. LakeArenal Apr 2022 #1

Are there laws about this in the US or just tradition? CrispyQ Apr 2022 #2

I don't think there are laws in the US LeftInTX Apr 2022 #4

"...most of us, if we took our mother's surname it would be her father's surname." Caliman73 Apr 2022 #7

This is fine for the first generation. milestogo Apr 2022 #3

In Spanish tradition, the mother's name is usually carried for a generation. LeftInTX Apr 2022 #5

In my current job I help a lot of Brazilian computer users milestogo Apr 2022 #8

Most people from Mexico have four names: LeftInTX Apr 2022 #9

I think they would chose one name from each parent. chowder66 Apr 2022 #6