Hervez [[hengoun]] an darn vrasañ eus [[sevenadur]]ioù [[Europa|Kornôg Europa]] e vez lakaat an anv-bihan dirak an anv familh hag abalamour da se e reer ivez gant "kentanv" pe "raganv" aliesik ivez. Hervez boazioù sevenadurioù ha broioù all avat, en o zouez [[Hungaria]] en [[Europa]] hag an darn vrasañ eus broioù [[Azia]] e lakaer an anv-familh dirak an anv-bihan, evel da skouer e [[Japan]], e [[Sina]], e [[Korea]] hag e [[Viet-Nam]].
In East Asia, even part of the given name may be shared among all members of a given generation in a family and the family's extensions, to differentiate those generations from other generations.
Under the common [[Western culture|Western]] naming convention, people generally have one or more forenames (either given or acquired). If more than one, there is usually a main forename (for everyday use) and one or more supplementary forenames. But sometimes two or more carry equal weight (see the [[List of people known by more than one given name (in combination)|list of well-known people known by two or more forenames]]).
May be meaningful, as in many asian cultures, or not.