Pinoy from Pangasinan has 40 first names
- A Filipino from Pangasinan has 40 first names plus a surname
- Ratziel has the name Ratziel Timshel Ismail Zerubbabel Zabud Zimry Pike Blavatsky Philo Judaeus Polidorus Isurenus Morya Nylghara Rakoczy Kuthumi Krishnamurti Ashram Jerram Akasha Aum Ultimus Rufinorum Jancsi Janko Diamond Hu Ziv Zane Zeke Wakeman Wye Muo Teletai Chohkmah Nesethrah Mercavah Nigel Seven Morningstar A. San Juan CCCII
- His siblings too has long names having 20 first names each
It has always been difficult for people who have the most usual names such as John, Anne, and so on to acquire legal documents they need. Because of this, parents of a student from Pangasinan seemed to know better.
It's for us to imagine how Ratziel enrolls in school every single time and writes his full name. He must have an amazingly sharp memory for he knows which name comes after which because he has 40 first names plus his surname.
Ratziel was born with the name Ratziel Timshel Ismail Zerubbabel Zabud Zimry Pike Blavatsky Philo Judaeus Polidorus Isurenus Morya Nylghara Rakoczy Kuthumi Krishnamurti Ashram Jerram Akasha Aum Ultimus Rufinorum Jancsi Janko Diamond Hu Ziv Zane Zeke Wakeman Wye Muo Teletai Chohkmah Nesethrah Mercavah Nigel Seven Morningstar A. San Juan CCCII.
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He is not the only one who has such long name because his two siblings each have 20. One is his brother named Ramuel Spirituel Mattathiah Obadiah Darius Desiderius Abner Macaire Nowell Asa Izzy Zoon Politikon Trigg Gruffydd Keen Kemp Knowles Bonifacio Makabayan A. San Juan while his sister is Ramille Lewisse Marion To Kalon Zoe Vera Natalia Nadezna Zora Hosea Pro Patria Berenice Clotilda Currente Calamo Naomi Nahum Mehetabel A. San Juan.
Their father, Rufino Ramil San Juan V, shared why he and his wife Raquel Agustin who teaches high school mathematics in the United States decided to give their children such long names.
He said:
“My first child was born, but I was not happy when people in charge of her documents showed little imagination. The form had a very short empty line where I was expected to fill out with my daughter’s name. I asked, ‘What if I decide to give my child a longer name?’ and got the reply, ‘You can’t do that.’”
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“So I decided that I could do just that,” he said. My wife did have reservations as any level-headed, geometrically centered mathematics teacher would.”
He further explained that his children's long names are closely related to love. He added:
“The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: There ought to be as many for love.”
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Source: KAMI.com.gh
