What is Personal name?
A '''personal name''' is the [[label]] which identifies an individual [[person]]. It is a [[proper name]]; and it is usually made up of a [[given name]] plus a [[surname]]. The [[Convention on the Rights of the Child]] specifies that a child has the right from birth to a [[name]].<ref>[http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/k2crc.htm Text of the Convention on the Rights of the Child], Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989 entry into force 2 September 1990, in accordance with article 49, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.</ref> <!-- ==Structure== Naming [[Convention (norm)|conventions]] are strongly influenced by [[culture]]; and the naming rules are known to change over time. Common components of true names given at birth include: * Personal Name: Universal. In most of Western culture, the [[given name]] precedes the family name; some other cultures place it after the family name, or use no family name. * [[Patronymic]]: A [[family name|surname]] based on the [[given name]] of the father. * [[Matronymic]]: A [[family name|surname]] based on the [[given name]] of the mother. * [[Family name]]: A name used by all members of a family. In [[Europe]], after the loss of the [[Roman naming conventions|Roman system]], the common use of family names started quite early in some areas ([[France]] in the 13th century, and [[Germany]] in the 16th century), but it often did not happen until much later in areas that used a patronymic naming custom, such as the [[Scandinavia]]n countries, [[Wales]], and some areas of [[Germany]] as well as [[Eastern Europe]]an countries such as [[Russia]] and [[Ukraine]]. The compulsory use of surnames varied greatly. France required a priest to write surnames in baptismal records in 1539 (but did not require surnames for Jews, who usually used [[patronymic]]s, until 1808). On the other hand, surnames were not compulsory in the Scandinavian countries until the 20th century (1923) in [[Norw