Maybe the Registrar just turns a blind eye to more than 2 names. Does he have that discretion?
To go back to the Duke of Huescar. It was reported that he tried to register his daughter with 25 names and was turned away by the registrar. Maybe he pushed the limits of discretion too far, if he had asked for 4 or 5 names it would have been allowed.
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I thought it was more recent but, after some searching, I have found out that it is actually from 1958. Previous Message
the law limiting the amount of names to two is from either the 1990's or the early 2000's if i believe. So that explains the discrepancy you are talking about. Im sure the Spanish contributors can be more precise on it. Previous Message
Please see the discussion below about long and complicated names. King Filipe and King Juan Carlos's names are as you have stated. But under Spanish Law only two Christian names are allowed. I wondered about the discrepancy. The implication is that Spanish people have an offical name consisting of 2 Christian names and an unofficial one with multiple Christian names eg the duke of Huescar's daughter with 25 or so names. Previous Message
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According to Wikipedia the king's full name is Filipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbon y Grecia.
So he has an official name and an unofficial one!
What are you talking about? His name is Felipe and he reigns as Felipe VI. His fathers full name was Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón. There is nothing strange about people having more than one name, even if they don't use more than their calling name. (However, the King of Norway only has one name - Harald)
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