Should I mention initial in birth certificate?

Birth certificates do not generally give initials of the person. It will give gender, just name, if reported, and full names of father and mother. As father’s name will be there in the birth certificate, one can use it in full form or in abbreviated form.

Can we use Mother name as initial?

Yes! It’s absolutely fine to give a child its mother’s initials. You can give any name to your child and that will be his/her first name. This first name is usually followed by its legal/biological father’s name.

Can we put father and mother name as initial?

The traditional practice is to incorporate either the father’s family/caste name as the ‘initial’ or the family name along with the name of the place where the community originally came from. The Tamil Nadu government ‘tweaked’ this in 2003, which meant that children could be given their mother’s initials.

What names go on a baby’s birth certificate?

The birth record needs to list the following information:

• Name of Child.
• Sex of Child.
• Date of birth of the child.
• Name of Child’s father and place of father’s birth.
• Name of mother and place of mother’s birth.

Is initials allowed in passport?

No initials should be written and all initials (if any) in the applicant’s name should be expanded. No honorifics, titles such as Major, Doctor etc should be written. Surname could have two words like Roy Choudhary or Das Gupta.

Is initial a surname?

First name is also known as forename. Last name is preceded by the first name and this last name is also known as surname or Initial or Father name or family name or any other identification name apart from your own name.

Is last name and initial same?

So now how does she respond to a US form asking for first name, middle initial, and last name? Example 7: Li Xiao Ping is from China. In China, Japan, Vietnam, Hungary, and some other countries, the family-name (Li) comes first.

Does my baby have to have the father’s last name?

Whether you are married or not, you don’t have to give the baby the last name of either parent if you don’t want to, and the child does not have to have the father’s last name to be considered “legitimate.” (See the article Legitimacy of Children Born to Unmarried Parents for more on the subject.)

What is the meaning of Father initial?

initial Add to list Share. The first letter of your name is your initial. If someone asks you to initial a form, they’re asking you to sign by writing your initials on it. If your name is Inna Instant, you would write I.I., and you’d probably write it really quick!

Which last name goes first for baby?

The surnames are always in that order, dad’s first, then mom’s surname. For convenience, people usually refer to people by their first surname (from dad), but both surnames are on all official documents and contracts.

Can we put initial in surname?

If you use a surname you must furnish the same here. No initials should be written and all initials (if any) in the applicant’s name should be expanded. No honorifics, titles such as Major, Doctor etc should be written. Surname could have two words like Roy Choudhary or Das Gupta.