Comment 4 for bug 1548783

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Víctor R. Ruiz (vrruiz) wrote :

I was about to translate "Middle name" to Spanish and found a fundamental problem with the "middle name". In Spanish, we have at least a first name and two family names (father's and mother's). Middle name is not a family name, but a second name.

So, let's have a contact that was added with the old version of the app, only allowing the first family name, e.g. Pau Gasol. To add the second last name with the new version of the app, the middle name field must be added, and then we have: "Pau" <Middle name> "Gasol". And to be displayed properly, we must move "Gasol" to middle name and write "Sáez" in the last name field.

IMHO, middle name is not a proper alternative for a second last name field that should appear after last name one.