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Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@srce.hr> writes:
> 
> > However, the practice in most European and American countries is for
> > the order to be:
> > 
> >    First-name Last-name
> 
> You mean:
> 
>    "Given name"  "Family name"
> 
> Calling them "first" and "last" is rilly culturally imperialistic.
> Or something.

Probably.  But keep in mind that terms "Given name" and "Family name"
are probably just as faulty.

> > Thus `Hrvoje Niksic', `Jon Babcock', etc.  However, some languages --
> > most notably Japanese and Hungarian -- reverse that order.  The
> > "normal" way to write my name in Hungarian would be `Niksic Hrvoje'.
> 
> Oh, I didn't know that.  Is that just when writing, or do you say the
> names that way as well?

I don't know, but I am certain for writing.  The poster for the "Satan
Tango" named the director "Tarr Bela", where Bela is the first (given)
name.  If I were to guess, I would say they pronunce it Tarr Bela,
too.

Any Hungarians to confirm/deny it here?

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