Template:Family name

See also: {{NamingCustom}}.

Usage

• This template should be placed at the top of the pages, before any infoboxes but after disambiguation templates and {{FromOther}} (if they exist).
• Use this when the family name does not come last in the naming custom of the language.

Use the code:

An example

{{family name|lang=Chinese|fn=Luo}}

to show

 This is a Chinese name. The family name is Luo.

Another example

You can use:

{{family name|lang=Japanese|fn=Hatsune}}

to show

 This is a Japanese name. The family name is Hatsune.

When the language begins with vowels

If the language begins with vowels, you can write like this:

{{family name|an|lang=Arabic|fn=Muhammad}}

This shows:

 This is an Arabic name. The family name is Muhammad.