Thread:User:Yair rand/wt/Wiktionary:About given names and surnames/reply

There seem to be a number of points of dispute on given names and surnames. Some people think that the translation tables should include etymology-based cognates, some think that the translation tables should primarily identify actual translations, like is done with other names (placenames, etc.). Also, there is some dispute over what makes a name part of a language. I happen to think that usage of a given name or surname makes it part of a language, like other words/names, as opposed to speakers of the language being named a certain name. (I just noticed these disputes because of the edits Makaokalani made to the page, changing it to contradict what I originally wrote, showing once again how policy think tanks can be useful in identifying issues.)