Hi,
Is anyone able to offer any assistance on Preferred Name forms for Vietnamese persons?
The RDA Toolkit is as mysteriously silent on this subject as was AACR2.
The generation of AAP Ngô, Thế Dân from the statement of responsibility
Ngô Thế Dân, (n 96121272)
and of AAP Hoàng, Minh Nhân from SoR
Hoàng Minh Nhân, (n 80009436) (both DLC and RDA)
would seem to indicate that the first occurring element is a family name, as in Hungarian. I'm sure it can't be that simple, however.
The name we have to deal with is presented on t.p. as Tran Ngo Thi Minh Tam.
The publication is in English but the evidence points to this person being resident in Hanoi.
Thanks. Any assistance would be very gratefully accepted.
Best,
Stephen
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