> >Indeed. In fact, the Right Thing turns out to be CommonName and Surname;
> >my CommonName is "John Cowan" and my Surname is "Cowan".
> What about alternate names?
>
> Many Chinese have a 'Western CommonName' but would still write their formal
> name as something like WONG Jing Ping and be known as Alan in conversation
> and casual reference.
In X.500 Person, both surname and commonName can be multiple-valued.
Thus:
commonName: Wong Jing Ping
commonName: Jing-Ping Wong
commonName: Alan Wong
commonName: \uxxxx\uxxxx\uxxxx
surname: Wong
surname: \uxxxx
-- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org You tollerday donsk? N. You tolkatiff scowegian? Nn. You spigotty anglease? Nnn. You phonio saxo? Nnnn. Clear all so! 'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)