Template:Given name footnote/doc

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Usage

Place this template alongside the bolded name at the beginning of a biographical article. It will generate a footnote to specify which part of the name is the given name, helping readers refer to the person correctly. It requires the article to include {{notelist}}.

This template includes one mandatory parameter and several optional parameters:

|1=: required, the given name of the person
|2=: optional, the surname of the person
|3=: optional, the possessive determiner of the person. If left blank, it defaults to 'their'
|4=: optional, the country or origin of the name; links to related articles if available. If left blank, it defaults to 'article'

Wikitext	Result
`{{Given name footnote\|Tamannaah}}`	^[a]
`{{Given name footnote\|Tamannaah\|Bhatia}}`	^[b]
`{{Given name footnote\|Tamannaah\|Bhatia\|her}}`	^[c]
`{{Given name footnote\|Tamannaah\|Bhatia\|her\|Indian}}`	^[d]

Notes

^ In this article, the person is referred to by their given name, Tamannaah.
^ In this article, the person is referred to by their given name, Tamannaah, and not by their surname, Bhatia.
^ In this article, the person is referred to by her given name, Tamannaah, and not by her surname, Bhatia.
^ In this Indian name, the person is referred to by her given name, Tamannaah, and not by her surname, Bhatia.

[1] In this article, the person is referred to by their given name, Tamannaah.

[2] In this article, the person is referred to by their given name, Tamannaah, and not by their surname, Bhatia.

[3] In this article, the person is referred to by her given name, Tamannaah, and not by her surname, Bhatia.

[4] In this Indian name, the person is referred to by her given name, Tamannaah, and not by her surname, Bhatia.

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[b]

[c]

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