simonphuket Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Soon we, my Thai wife and I, will have our first baby. We are thinking of giving our baby more than one first name. However, according to my wife, there are certain rules in Thailand about the length (nr of syllables) or nr of first names a child can have. Can anyone shed a light on this please? Thanks, Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave111223 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 They can definitely have a middle name. By definition wouldn't the next name after the first name be the middle name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necronx99 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 He/she will end up with about 15 different nicknames Why burden it with more legal names? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Simon, this might seem like a rude reply, but it's not meant to be ... rather a statement of the obvious. Very few of us are Thai here ... your wife is Thai ... why not simply ask her. Then you could start a whole new thread about the intricacies of naming your Thai child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueScouse Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 My daughter has a British first name and a Thai middle name. No problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiwenn Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 My daughter has a British first name and a Thai middle name. No problems. Also on her Thai passport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueScouse Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Yes, on her Thai passport and her ID card. And on her British passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiwenn Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Thanks for your answer! I also thought Thais could have only one firstname. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 my son has a thai name, uk middle name & has both on thai & uk passports. i tend to not listen to thai people when it comes to stuff like this. just give the name you want & if you get resistance at the amphur, stand your ground or go register elsewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 To the OP Simonphuket ... You wrote the first post 10 days ago, logged off that day and haven't logged back on since? Why start a thread and not bother to come back for review and comment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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