Given names in 1538: Parish forenames
o. In much of East Asia the family name is written first. “Given” means bestowed, not left-to-right order. Whe It is “given” by parents, godparents, elders or a ritual — and then given again every time a teacher, clerk or The spelling on a form and the sound in a classroom can differ. For Given names the year of that difference is 1538, the line is “Parish forenames,” and the figure is 1538. A popularity rank is not a personality score. Usually yes — additional given names. Some systems treat them as optional; others expect several.
It is “given” by parents, godparents, elders or a ritual — and then given again every time a teacher, clerk or algorithm decides how to say it. This page stays with forenames: how they are chosen, counted and constrained. Surnames, nicknames and usernames have their own chapters.
Is a given name always the first name? No. In much of East Asia the family name is written first. “Given” means bestowed, not left-to-right order. Where can I see how common a given name is? SSA (U.S. from 1880), ONS (England and Wales) and Statistics Korea publish counts. Always keep the year on the citation.
They can be used as signals. Bertrand and Mullainathan showed U.S. employers treating forenames as racial cues on otherwise identical résumés. In Chinese practice a shared character marks a sibling or cousin cohort. Korean 돌림자 is a related kin design — description, not fortune-telling.
The two places are the register and the nickname. 1538’s “Parish forenames” splits them. The figure is 1538.1538
Figures to keep
- Year of the rule
- 1538
- Figure on the name
- 1538
- Topic
- Given names
- Line in the record
- Parish forenames
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