cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/1361025

Idk, something chill like Hakim Shaoqi… or Mikhail Sorensen

Each in different scripts (arabic et chinese) or (Cyrlic and Roman)

Eg. 少奇 حكيم (for completely foreign name) or Михаил Sörensen

  • pingvenoEnglish
    2·
    11 months ago

    Also, many places have restrictions on what names they will accept. For example, I work in IT at a university. We have a fairly limited set of characters because other characters are known to cause issues with vendor products. Unfortunately, we just don’t really have much of a choice.

    • Saigonauticon@voltage.vnEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      Haha yeah. Supply chains for software are a mess (just like most supply chains), and the product with the worst character support will define the limits of everything else :(

      • pingvenoEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        Yup. One time we had some person try changing their name to the dragon head emoji. Some systems handled it fine, but a lot of them broke in different and interesting ways. That’s what prompted the restrictions.

        • Saigonauticon@voltage.vnEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          I once knew a Thai national with a legal name, through some quirk of the system, legally became Mr. Smith.

          First name Mr.

          Last name Smith.

          Getting him through airports was always an… experience. He was a talented guy though!