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I'm in the middle of doing a translation project for a website that has UI
elements for filling out forms. The pre-programmed UI has 「ファーストネーム」, but I
would think 「名」or「名前」 would make more sense. Which variant sounds more natural
in this case?
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ファーストネーム vs. 名/名前 for first name?
In web forms, you can use single-kanji **姓【せい】** ("last/family name") and **名
【めい】** ("first/given name"). We normally say 名字 and (下の)名前 ("(given) name",
literally "bottom name") in most situations, but these are too colloquial in
web forms.
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