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Westernized Chinese names seem to be missing. For example, in Hong Kong it's common to have both Chinese and Western first names. This leads to a complex rule:

Using the Western name only: WESTERN-FIRST CHINESE-LAST

Using the Chinese name only: CHINESE-LAST CHINESE-FIRST

Using both: WESTERN-FIRST CHINESE-LAST CHINESE-FIRST

(CHINESE-FIRST can be one or two characters). I think I got that right?




It's unfortunate that you refer to them as "LAST" and "FIRST" when the whole point of the exercise is to decouple ordering from naming.

"Christian name" and "surname" is closer to what you want, but problematic for different reasons.

It should be "Western-given", "Chinese-given", "Chinese-family".


I see the dual-first-name thing a lot with consultants, but within the West I think it's typically Western-first, Chinese-first, Chinese-last, isn't it? Which is extra confusing.


That's similar what I see for Chinese-Australian people. They'll get both a Western and a Chinese given name, though legal order probably varies.


Right, here in Singapore you might see Andrea Tan Zixuan




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