Talk:Canadian name

English speaking Canadians have names too. Perhaps they should be mentioned at some point in the article.

Proposed name change
This article should be titled Quebec name not Canadian name as this article only mentions Quebec and has no mention on the rest of Canada. as this article only discusses 1/10th of the naming conventions in Canada it be titled in a way that makes it clear which naming conventions it discuses.

Tydoni (talk) 17:48, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

added a section on English Canada that needs to be expanded if we keep the Canadian name title or removed if the article gets retitled which I believe it should be.

Tydoni (talk) 20:53, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

I've added more info in the English section and added references to all sections. For English Canada, I only linked to Federal or Ontario sites, but most other provinces (except Quebec) are the same in this regard. If anyone knows of differences, by all means, add them.

cybersaga (talk) 18:40, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

I put all the stuff on Francophone naming traditions under one section however which makes this article less slanted towards Quebec. However there is still way too much info on Quebec in comparison to the rest of Canada, most of the traditions below English names is strictly Francophone/Quebec based. We should add sections on the naming traditions of other large minority groups like the Aboriginal, Chinese, Indian, and Russian communities for example. This would probably balance things out a little and show Canada's celebrated multiculturalism. It would be an accurate showing of the names that are commonly found in Canada. I still think the Francophone naming traditions deserve there own article and we should take everything below English Canadian names and put it in a new article called say: 'Quebec names' or 'French Canadian naming traditions' and then put a summery of that article into this one. That which would balance things out even more.

Tydoni (talk) 23:43, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Francophone naming is simply more complicated, hence there will naturally need to be more information on it. But I don't think there's enough information there to warrant it's own page. It would look kind of bare on its own. Having a section for aboriginal naming conventions is a good idea, but there are already articles on Chinese, Indian, and Russian names. Those articles will usually show those names are "Westernized", so I don't think there would be any more information that would be specific to Canada.

cybersaga (talk) 18:16, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

I added a bit on shortening names, but I could not really find references on it. If someone can find references, it would be appreciated. I just thought it an important piece to add since it is extremely common.

cybersaga (talk) 18:59, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

added a section for Aboriginal Naming Conventions along with a sentence explaining that other naming conventions are found in Canada aside from English and French. Someone else will have to add content to this section as I myself know very little about Aboriginal Naming Conventions and none of it verifiable. with nicknames I think we use the same conventions as the US and or Britain does so use the same sources maybe?

Tydoni (talk) 23:37, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

can someone familiar with Aboriginal Naming Conventions(preferably someone who is Aboriginal) write something on that section Tydoni (talk) 21:30, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Expert Help
I formally requested expert help mainly for the Aboriginal Naming Conventions I know that its often not the same as English naming conventions and I assume it varies from band to band however we seem to have no variable information on that topic. Can someone who can verify the naming conventions on a level beyond 'I have co-workers who are Aboriginal and this is their name' explain the conventions and verify them? I'd also like some more information on English Canada though that might not be possible.

Tydoni (talk) 03:15, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

Quiet Revolution
Would like a source on exactly faded after the Quiet Revolution. Being from Quebec the traditional structure (2-3 rarely-used names, then an everyday given name, then a last name) still seems quite present, though the old limitation (first name is Joseph or Mary, second is godparent's name) are no longer observed. --65.94.8.136 (talk) 05:44, 10 October 2011 (UTC)