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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This is not correct for Romania: officially it’s Surname + Given-name, live in Hungary.

Not true for Greece, it’s just First-name + Surname. It just happens that some Surnames are derived from the father’s name (think “Anderson”).

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

They do! Siblings both carry their father's father's name and their mother's mother's name.

Kids of siblings will not have the same family name if the siblings have different gender, but that shouldn't be an issue

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Interesting! But then how do you deal with the next generation?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

See my comment above:

One of the best proposals I’ve heard is that you would take your father’s father’s name, and your mother’s mother’s name.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Oh sorry, it makes sense indeed!