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hm. so if you'd have a child you could name him theoretically Mohammad Mohammad Mohammad? 
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I can yes, but I'll name my first boy my father's name.
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So his name will be Mostafa Mohammad Mohammad, if I suspect right?
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You got that right.
In arab countries its this format:
First Name - Father First name - Family Name.
Some have double First name like "Mohammad Ali" like the famous boxer. "Mohammad Ali" is the first name
So what is your full name?
modified 11-Nov-13 4:43am.
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My full name is Marco Alessandro Bertschi - Marco is my first name, Bertschi the family name.
Alessandro is a second first name (I don't use it normally, since I think it would make my name simply too long).
I like the idea of your father's name being your second first name.
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Stop yer bitchin - I got stuck with a clan name as well, and they insist it is on the passport so with the confusion of where the surname lives in Asia I can be called Mr and of 3 out of 4 names for some reason they NEVER use McKay, the clan name, weird.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Maybe they think it is sort of a shortened first name, McKayla for example ? 
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Marco Bertschi wrote: I like the idea of your father's name being your second first name.
You should suggest it to your country 
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Wamuti: Any man can be an island, but islands to need water around them!
Edmund Burke: No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
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One of advantage of is that its all same name so whatever he fill in any form it will be correct.
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محمد م. محمد wrote: Middle Name is father first name
Now that is even more confusing. I thought that Last Name should be your fathers name, similar to a surname!
Wamuti: Any man can be an island, but islands to need water around them!
Edmund Burke: No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
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Nope, in arab countries its this format:
First Name - Father First name - Family Name.
Some have double First name like "Mohammad Ali" like the famous boxer. "Mohammad Ali" is the first name
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I am just amazed by the big variation of such important fields! I have never thought of design consideration in any application I have ever built!
محمد م. محمد wrote: Some have double First name like "Mohammad Ali" like the famous boxer. "Mohammad
Ali" is the first name
How does he get around filling forms. See this post I was just shown: http://stilgherrian.com/category/only-one-name/[^]
Wamuti: Any man can be an island, but islands to need water around them!
Edmund Burke: No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
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It is quite common, and relatively widespread, its called a patronymic[^]. Even in the UK it as echos in surnames like Johnson/Thompson Benson etc, which originated as patronymics that "stuck".
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Plus there is the O', the Mac and the Ap to indicate it is from the father.
Fitz means 'bastard son of' so Fitzwilliam is the Bastard Son of William.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Some countries, like Australia, don't even require a surname. Like this guy.[^]
Pretty interesting, but I wouldn't want to have to explain that to every business interact with. Imagine how many software systems mandate a surname field be non-null
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Then there are people like this one: http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/yorkshire-bank-loses-its-good-name/2022458.article[^] (old, contains a swear word for a surname).
Theoretically, you can change your name to anything - Prince did!
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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It sure is an interesting field. It sure makes one think about all the assumptions going into designing software, i.e. they are probably all wrong 
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And then there are those who name their child after an airline... (or an ordinal direction respectively)
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and the kid might wonder what and how their parents were thinking at the time.
Wamuti: Any man can be an island, but islands to need water around them!
Edmund Burke: No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
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Wamuti wrote: and the kid might wonder what and how where their parents were thinking at the time of conception.
FTFY!
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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Oh man! With all this internet around, it would suck mega! I suppose we should envision the future when naming our children. 
Wamuti: Any man can be an island, but islands to need water around them!
Edmund Burke: No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
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I knew a bloke whose whole name was "Q" in English, but pronounced "kway". He had endless problems.
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Phil Martin wrote: Some countries, like Australia,
There is no country like Australia.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
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I cannot believe someone asked a question about it. 
It's self-explanatory, unless you don't know English at all.
Typical Yahoo Answers (Look, he forgot to ask about User Name and Display Name).
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