Thai name
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thai-name-178-7923586
title:
Thai name
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Thai names follow the Western order of a given name followed by a family name. This differs from the patterns of Cambodian, Vietnamese, and other East Asian cultures, which place the family name first. Like Iranian and Turkish counterparts, Thai family names are a relatively recent introduction and required to be unique to a family; they are usually quite long as a result. Until the promulgation of the Surname Act of 1913 by King Vajiravudh, inhabitants of Siam did not have surnames, identifying
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_name
date created:
2006-11-28T17:59:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T13:39:58Z
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