hyphenated last name
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Is it okay to refer to Mr. Ramirez-Herrera using a shortened form of his name?
Would it be acceptable to say Mr. Herrera, at any time?
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updated Apr 16, 2010
posted by owllady
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In Spanish, hyphenated last names are generally not used. I am guessing that the name in question is Sr. Ramirez Herrera. Ramirez would be his father's sirname and Herrera his mother's. Most people use just the father's sirname in general conversation and the complete sirname on legal documents. So in this case, it should be OK to call him Sr. Ramirez.
updated Apr 16, 2010
posted by 005faa61
I must have made a mistake with the hyphen. Thanks for the reply :) - owllady, Apr 16, 2010
"surname" - tennismom, Apr 16, 2010
