# First Name, Last Name

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-name-last-name/165861>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [September 30, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-name-last-name/165861 "2020-09-30T21:27:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-name-last-name/165861/6 "2020-10-01T21:03:42Z")

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> [@agf1997](#):
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> Is there a way to require a first name and last name?  
> Would it useful to create custom required first name and last name fields and disable full name?

I’d [suggest not doing that](https://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names/).

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