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-=== Surname Customs for Wives and Children  ===
+== Portuguese Surnames ==
-Between 1910 and 1960 the customs regarding surnames for wives and children went through a transition.
+Since the Romans came to the Iberian Peninsula in the first century, the natives of Portuguese have identified themselves by familial surnames.
-*Before 1910 it was the custom for a wife to retain her maiden surname throughout her life.
+There has never been a standardized method of establishing surnames. However, there are several prevalent patterns.
-*Before 1910 some children were given their father's surname, some were given their mother's surname, some were given a double surname of both the father and the mother and some children were given a surname associated with neither the father or the mother.
+*Historically, daughters were commonly given their mother's surname, and sons were given their father's surname.
+*It was also common for children to receive both of their parents' surnames. When this combination occurred, the mother's surname would typically precede the father's surname.
+*Women tended to retain their maiden surname throughout their life.
+**In the late 19th century, the it became common for women to adopt adopting their husband's surname, but this practice faded by the end of the century.
+*From the mid 20th century onward, individuals tended to include their last (father's) surname in formal settings.<ref>Collaborators of Wikipedia, "Portuguese name," in ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_name. Visited 23 June 2017.</ref>
-A large family would topically exemplify all of these options.
+== Portuguese Given Names ==
-*From 1960 to the present it has been the almost universal custom for a wife to use her husband's surname as her own.
+In Portugal, given names have been regulated since the creation of the Portuguese Republic, with couples allowed to choose only from a defined list of names. Because of this regulation, common given names have changed little over time.<ref>Collaborators of Wikipedia, "Portuguese name," in ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_name. Visited 23 June 2017.</ref>
-*From 1960 to the present it has been the custom for children to be given their father's surname.
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-{{H-langs|en=Portugal Names, Personal|pt=Portugal Nomes, Pessoal}}<br>
+For a full list of allowable given names in modern Portugal, visit the [http://www.irn.mj.pt/IRN/sections/irn/a_registral/registos-centrais/docs-da-nacionalidade/vocabulos-admitidos-e/ Instituto dos Registros e do Notariado.]
-<br>
+== References ==
+{{reflist}}
 [[Category:Portugal]]