When does the Forename End and the Surname Begin? Saints' Names as Compound Forenames in Spanish Academic Article

abstract

• Felicia A. Piscitelli. While cataloging colonial-era Spanish-language materials, the investigator encountered personal names in which the forename, given in honor of a saint, includes a phrase-like qualifier such as a place name or attribute. In these situations, catalogers occasionally mistake the qualifier as part of the surname. Cataloging rules provide guidance in establishing compound surnames but not so much with forenames. For this article, 28 such forenames were searched in the Library of Congress Name Authority File to identify problematic authorized access points. Familiarity with naming customs in Spanish-speaking societies and with saints names is needed when creating or revising these access points.

authors

• Piscitelli, Felicia

published proceedings

• CATALOGING & CLASSIFICATION QUARTERLY

altmetric score

• 3.05

author list (cited authors)

• Piscitelli, F. A.

citation count

• 0

complete list of authors

• Piscitelli, Felicia A

publication date

• January 2019

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• Cataloging and Classification Quarterly  Journal

keywords

• Access Points
• Authority Control
• Headings
• Hispanophone
• Names
• Qualifiers
• Saints
• Spanish

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/01639374.2019.1601146

start page

• 187

end page

• 196

volume

• 57

issue

• 4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2019.1601146