Template:Given name hatnote/doc

Usage

This template may be used at the top of a biographical article to explain to readers which part of a name is the given name, which should be used to refer to the person.

This template has one required parameter, and multiple optional parameters:

• |1=, required, the given name of the subject
• |2=, optional, the surname or family name of the subject
• |3=, optional, the possessive determiner of the subject. If left blank this will default to 'their'
• |lang=, optional, the country/origin of the name; links to related articles if they exist

Wikitext	Result
{{Given name hatnote|Sindhu}}	In this article, the person is referred to by their given name, Sindhu.
{{Given name hatnote|Sindhu|Pusarla}}	In this article, the person is referred to by their given name, Sindhu, and not by their surname, Pusarla.
{{Given name hatnote|Sindhu|Pusarla|her}}	In this article, the person is referred to by her given name, Sindhu, and not by her surname, Pusarla.
{{Given name hatnote|Sindhu|Pusarla|her|lang=Telugu}}	In this Telugu name, the person is referred to by her given name, Sindhu, and not by her surname, Pusarla.

See also

• WP:SUR
• Generational suffix
• Neto (suffix)

• {{Bhutanese name}}
• {{British barrelled name}}
• {{Dinka name}}
• {{Ethiopian name}}
• {{Family name explanation}}
• {{Family name footnote}}
• {{Family name hatnote}}
• {{Fijian name}}
• {{Filipino name}}
• {{Given name footnote}}
• {{Given name hatnote}}
• {{Icelandic name}}
• {{Indian patronymic}}
• {{Indonesian name}}
• {{Malay name}}
• {{Norse name}}
• {{Pakistani name}}
• {{Patronymic name}}
• {{Patronymic names}}
• {{Portuguese name}}
• {{Spanish colonial name}}
• {{Spanish married name}}
• {{Traditional Norwegian name}}
• {{Western name order}} (typically for Hungarian and Japanese names)
• {{Western Slavic name}}