Universal 1313: Head-Modifier ⇒ Given name-Family name;
Modifier-Head ⇒ Family name-Given name

Universal 1313: Head-Modifier ⇒ Given name-Family name;
Modifier-Head ⇒ Family name-Given name

Original

There is a tendency that, in postspecifying languages (i.e., specified-specifier, head-modifier), the order in complex names normally is Given name-Family name (e.g. Gaelic), and in prespecifying languages, Family name-Given name.

Standardized

IF head precedes modifier and specified item precedes specifier, THEN Family name follows Given name.
IF modifier precedes head and specifier precedes specified item, THEN Family name precedes Given name.

Keywords

order, head, modifier, proper name

Domain

syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute

Basis

unspecified

Source

W. P. Lehmann 1978b: 17

Counterexamples