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Whose Name Comes First? Given Name and Surname Order Across Locales
Ora Blythe · · 1 min read
CLDR person-name formatting explicitly accounts for name order that can depend on the language of the name and the viewing locale.
TL;DR: CLDR person-name formatting explicitly accounts for name order that can depend on the language of the name and the viewing locale.
Primary reference: Unicode CLDR Person Name Guide. Unicode/CLDR data and speech-platform capabilities evolve, so verify the current official documentation before implementing version-specific behavior.