Explanation Guide on Name Format - NUS

1 Office of Admissions Explanation Guide on name Format Please ensure your name submitted is in accordance to your Identification Card or Passport (Please put the dash symbol - in the Family name or Given name field if it is not applicable ) Ethnicity Last name (LN) [also termed as: Family name Surname ] First name (FN) [also termed as: Given name ] Example Chinese 1st word Remaining word(s) Tan Bee Leng, Jessie LN: Tan FN: Bee Leng, Jessie 1st word after Christian name Remaining word(s) David Yeo Zhi Wei LN: Yeo FN: Zhi Wei, David Malay Remaining word(s) 1st word Ali Mohd Hassan LN: Mohd Hassan FN: Ali Words after Bin/Bte Words before Bin/Bte Ali Bin Mohd Hassan LN: Bin Mohd Hassan FN: Ali (Bin and Bte to be in LN) Fatimah Bte Ahmed LN: Bte Ahmed FN: Fatimah (Bin and Bte to be in LN) Office of Admissions Ethnicity Last name (LN) [also termed as: Family name Surname ] First name (FN) [also termed as: Given name ] Example Indian Remaining word(s) 1st word Lashimi Ramasamy LN: Ramasamy FN: Lashimi Words after S/O or D/O Words before S/O or D/O Ravi S/O Ramasamy LN: S/O Ramasamy FN: Ravi (S/O and D/O to be in LN) Devi D/O Rajaratnam LN: D/O Rajaratnam FN.

2 Devi (S/O and D/O to be in LN) Others (Caucasians) Remaining word(s) 1st word Jacob Weller LN: Weller FN: Jacob Others Last word Remaining word(s) Aung Myo Lwin LN: Lwin FN: Aung Myo Note: Please put the dash symbol - in the Family name or Given name field if it is not applicable