Daniel S,
There really wasn't "official" historically. We all struggle with this.
The name at baptism is a given name only. And then what to do if it's a
woman and she's Maria Roza and after her 3rd child (with a difficult labor)
she prays to the Holy Spirit and is Maria do Espirito Santo for her
Over the course of a subject's life, his or her given name and/or surname
could appear in may different ways with many different spellings. Is there
a standard for selecting the individual's 'official' name? Is it typically
the name off the birth certificate, regardless of common usage later i
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