Template:Family name footnote
This template is a customized wrapper for {{Family name explanation}}. All fields from {{Family name explanation}} will work here. Questions? Just ask here or over at Template talk:Family name explanation. |
This template is used on many pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's talk page before implementing them. |
Template:Family name footnote is placed at the top of a biographical article to explain to readers which part of a name is the family name.
It should go immediately after the bolded name, before the parenthetical. It requires that the article include {{notelist}} or, if |reftype=
is used, another footnote template.
Usage
Parameter | Description | Status |
---|---|---|
|1=
|
The surname or family name of the subject. | Required |
|2=
|
Triggers different text based on the language (see below). | Required for |lang=Manchu ; optional for others.
|
|3=
|
For transliterated names or there are multiple name types. | Optional |
|nd=
|
Use for Dutch names when a marital name is involved | Conditional |
|lang=
|
The country or origin of the name; links to related articles if they exist. Note: language names must be spelled out, not ISO codes, for example Spanish not es. |
Optional |
Footnotes vs. hatnotes
There is no universal consensus on whether to use footnotes or hatnotes for family name explanations.[a] However, never use both.[b] For names that are clear to the average reader, such as Jeremy Lin, use no explanation.
Hatnotes ({{Family name hatnote}}) are a high-emphasis method of name explanation, and have been used widely on Wikipedia for many years. Some editors argue that they are well-suited to articles where the name is particularly in need of clarification (such as when the name Foo Bar is one article and Bar Foo is another), or where a footnotes system would have to be introduced for the explanation.
Footnotes are a newer, lower-emphasis method of name explanation introduced in 2020. Some editors argue that they better avoid giving
Supported languages
The |lang=
parameter will trigger a link to <lang> name (for example, Arabic name) if the page exists. Exceptions are listed below:
Language | Article |
---|---|
Eastern Slavic | Eastern Slavic naming customs |
Hmong | Hmong people |
Ijebu | Ijebu Kingdom |
Lebanese | Lebanese Arabic |
Ottoman Turkish | Ottoman Turkish |
Romance | Romance language
|
Toponymic | third parameter is linked |
Turkic | Turkic languages |
Examples
First parameter only
Regardless of language, this template requires a first parameter for the given surname. For instances where the language may not commonly use a family name, the text reflects this.
Language | Code | Example Output |
---|---|---|
No |lang= set
|
{{Family name footnote|Simpson}}
|
[c] |
Burmese | {{Family name footnote|Htang|lang=Burmese}}
|
[d] |
Dutch | {{Family name footnote|Van der Sar|lang=Dutch}}
|
[e] |
Ijebu | {{Family name footnote|Àjàyí|lang=Ijebu}}
|
[f] |
Mongolian | {{Family name footnote|Tsedenbal|lang=Mongolian}}
|
[g] |
Ottoman Turkish | {{Family name footnote|Namık Kemal|lang=Ottoman Turkish}}
|
[h] |
Second parameter
The second parameter triggers different wording depending on the language.
Language | Code | Example Output |
---|---|---|
Argentine | {{Family name footnote|Acosta|Benitez|lang=Argentine}}
|
[i] |
Basque | {{Family name footnote|Arana|Goiri|lang=Basque}}
|
[j] |
Bulgarian | {{Family name footnote|Ivanova|Georgieva-Kinova|lang=Bulgarian}}
|
[k] |
Cambodian[l] | {{Family name footnote|Sok|Narvaratt|lang=Cambodian}}
|
[m] |
Catalan | {{Family name footnote|Miró|Ferrà|lang=Catalan}}
|
[n] |
Chilean | {{Family name footnote|Ocampo|Soto|lang=Chilean}}
|
[o] |
Chinese | {{Family name footnote|Wang|De|lang=Chinese}}
|
[p] |
Chinese Indonesian | {{Family name footnote|Han|Su|lang=Chinese Indonesian}}
|
[q] |
Congolese | {{Family name footnote|Tshisekedi|Tshilombo|lang=Congolese}}
|
[r] |
Dutch | {{Family name footnote|Van der Sar|Sar|lang=Dutch}}
|
[s] |
Dutch (if |nd=y )
|
{{Family name footnote|Noordewier|Reddingius|nd=yes|lang=Dutch}}
|
[t] |
Eastern Slavic | {{Family name footnote|Aleksandrovitch|Imyarek|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
|
[u] |
Galician | {{Family name footnote|Núñez|Castillo|lang=Galician}}
|
[v] |
German | {{Family name footnote|Von Allmen|Allmen|lang=German}}
|
[w] |
Hmong[l] | {{Family name footnote|Kaying|Pha|lang=Hmong}}
|
[x] |
Korean | {{Family name footnote|Lee|Han|lang=Korean}}
|
[y] |
Lebanese Arabic | {{Family name footnote|Ali|Maatouk|lang=Lebanese}}
|
[z] |
Manchu[aa] | {{Family name footnote|Oboi|Gūwalgiya|lang=Manchu}}
|
[ab] |
Medieval | {{Family name footnote|Wolfram|von Eschenbach|lang=Medieval}}
|
[ac] |
Mongolian | {{Family name footnote|Tsedenbal|Yumjaagiin|lang=Mongolian}}
|
[ad] |
ni-Vanuatu | {{Family name footnote|Natapei|Rapi|lang=Ni-Vanuatu}}
|
[ae] |
Ottoman Turkish[af] | {{Family name footnote|Osman Hamdi|Bey|lang=Ottoman Turkish}}
|
[ag] |
Romance | {{Family name footnote|de Perier|Perier|lang=Romance}}
|
[ah] |
Slavic | {{Family name footnote|Wołkowski|Wolkowski|lang=Slavic}}
|
[ai] |
Spanish | {{Family name footnote|Gómez|Cruz|lang=Spanish}}
|
[aj] |
Turkic | {{Family name footnote|Bölükbaşı|Bolukbasi|lang=Turkic}}
|
[ak] |
Vietnamese[l][al] | {{Family name footnote|Phan|Khải|lang=Vietnamese}}
|
[am] |
All others (A, not B) |
{{Family name footnote|Wilson|Clark}}
|
[an] |
Third parameter
With the exception of |lang=Toponymic
, the third parameter is used for transliterated names or a second name type.
Language | Code | Example Output |
---|---|---|
Hong Kong[ao] | {{Family name footnote|Chan|Jackie|Kong-sang|lang=Hong Kong}}
|
[ap] |
Macau[ao][aq] | {{Family name footnote|Ho|Edmund|Hau Wah|lang=Macau}}
|
[ar] |
Manchu | {{Family name footnote|Hūlušun|Nara|Hulusun|lang=Manchu}}
|
[as] |
Ottoman Turkish | {{Family name footnote|Ali|Pasha|Çandarlı|lang=Ottoman Turkish}}
|
[at] |
Ottoman Turkish (if no title)[au] |
{{Family name footnote|Ali||Çandarlı|lang=Ottoman Turkish}}
|
[av] |
Toponymic | {{Family name footnote|London|Edward|English name|lang=Toponymic}}
|
[aw] |
Vietnamese | {{Family name footnote|Ngô|Diệm|Ngo|lang=Vietnamese}}
|
[ax] |
TemplateData
TemplateData for Family name footnote
Placed at the top of a biographical article to explain to readers which part of a name is the family name.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Surname or family name | 1 | The primary element in the person's surname | String | required |
Additional name element | 2 | Secondary element in the person's surname (depending upon language) | String | suggested |
Additional name element | 3 | Tertiary element in the person's surname or transliteration (depending upon language) | String | suggested |
Language | lang | Language or naming convention. Note: Spell out the language name; do not use ISO codes
| String | suggested |
Dutch marital name | nd | Use only with Dutch surnames where the person's married name is to be specified | String | suggested |
Explanation type | type | Whether the explanation should be rendered as a footnote, a hatnote, or neither (default).
| String | optional |
Reference group type | reftype | Name of footnote template to use, such as efn, efn-lr, or NoteTag.
| Line | optional |
Notes
- ^ See Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 188 § Method of surname clarification.
- ^ List of articles to fix.
- ^ In this article, the surname is Simpson.
- Burmese name, the given nameis Htang. There is no family name.
- ^ In this Dutch name, the surname is Van der Sar.
- Yoruba surnameis Àjàyí.
- ^ In this Mongolian name, the given name is Tsedenbal. There is neither a patronymic nor a family name.
- ^ In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Namık Kemal. There is no family name.
- marital nameis Benitez.
- Basque name, the first surnameis Arana and the second is Goiri.
- ^ In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Ivanova and the family name is Georgieva-Kinova.
- ^ a b c For Cambodian, Hmong, or Vietnamese,
|2=
is not required, and will still add the explanatory note. - ^ In this Cambodian name, the surname is Sok. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Narvaratt.
- Catalan name, the first or paternal surnameis Miró and the second or maternal family name is Ferrà; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
- Chilean name, the first or paternal surnameis Ocampo and the second or maternal family name is Soto.
- ^ In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang and De is a generation name.
- .
- Congolese name, the surnameis Tshisekedi and the post-surname is Tshilombo.
- ^ In this Dutch name, the surname is Van der Sar, not Sar.
- marital nameis Reddingius.
- ^ In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Aleksandrovitch and the family name is Imyarek.
- Galician name, the first surnameis Núñez and the second is Castillo.
- ^ In this German name, the surname is Von Allmen, not Allmen.
- ^ In this Hmong name, the surname is Kaying. In accordance with Hmong custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Pha.
- ^ In this Korean name, the family name is Lee. In the stage name or pen-name, the surname is Han.
- ^ In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Ali and the family name is Maatouk.
- ^ The second parameter is required for this language
- ^ In this Manchu name, the given name is Oboi. In accordance with Manchu custom, it should be used alone or with titles but not with the clan name Gūwalgiya.
- ^ In this medieval name, the personal name is Wolfram and von Eschenbach is an appellation or descriptor. There is no family name.
- ^ In this Mongolian name, the given name is Tsedenbal. Yumjaagiin is a patronymic, not a family name.
- ^ In this Ni-Vanuatu name, the surname is Natapei, and the traditional name is Rapi.
- ^ For Ottoman Turkish, if
|3=
is given, the family name will be listed as well. - ^ In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Osman Hamdi, the title is Bey, and there is no family name.
- Romance language name, the surnameis de Perier, not Perier.
- Slavic name, the surnameis Wołkowski, sometimes transliterated as Wolkowski.
- Spanish name, the first or paternal surnameis Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Cruz.
- ^ In this Turkic name, the surname is Bölükbaşı, sometimes transliterated as Bolukbasi.
- ^ Vietnamese has a "transliterated" message similar to Slavic and Turkic, but is triggered by
|3=
. - ^ In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Phan. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Khải.
- ^ In this article, the surname is Wilson, not Clark.
- ^ a b If the full Western- and Chinese-style name is desired, it must be included in the second and third parameter in the proper order; for example
Chan|Jackie Chan|Chan Kong-sang
. - ^ In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Chan. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Jackie and the Chinese-style name is Kong-sang.
- ^ Also works with the spelling Macao.
- ^ In this article, the surname is Ho. In accordance with Macau custom, the Western-style name is Edmund and the Chinese-style name is Hau Wah.
- ^ In this Manchu name, the given name is Hūlušun, but is often simplified to Hulusun in English-language text. In accordance with Manchu custom, it should be used alone or with titles but not with the clan name Nara.
- ^ In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Ali, the title is Pasha, and the family name is Çandarlı.
- ^ For Ottoman Turkish, if
|2=
is left empty (note the double pipe,||
), "the title is..." section is not included. - ^ In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Ali, and the family name is Çandarlı.
- ^ In this English name, the toponymic surname is London. It is not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Edward.
- ^ In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Ngô, but is often simplified to Ngo in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Diệm.
Tracking categories
See also
- WP:SUR
- {{Bhutanese name}}
- {{British barrelled name}}
- {{Dinka name}}
- {{Ethiopian name}}
- {{Fijian name}}
- {{Given name hatnote}}
- {{Icelandic name}}
- {{Indian patronymic}}
- {{Indonesian name}}
- {{Malay name}}
- {{Norse name}}
- {{Patronymic name}}
- {{Pakistani name}}
- {{Philippine name}}
- {{Portuguese name}}
- {{Spanish colonial name}}
- {{Spanish married name}}
- {{Traditional Norwegian name}}
- {{Western name order}} (primarily relevant to Hungarian names)
- {{Western Slavic name}}