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This template may be placed at the top of a biographical article of someone with aPortuguese name to identify maternal and/or paternal surnames which make up the family name, as well as anygenerational title like "Filho".
{{Portuguese name|MATERNAL|PATERNAL|SUFFIX}}{{Portuguese name|1=MATERNAL|2=PATERNAL|3=SUFFIX}}{{Portuguese name|first=MATERNAL|second=PATERNAL|suffix=SUFFIX}}
Note: Each parameter is optional, but a maintenance category will be added to articles that use this template without any parameters.
{{Portuguese name|Alves|Silva}} or{{Portuguese name|first=Alves|second=Silva}} →{{Portuguese name|second=Monteiro|suffix=Filho}} →{{Portuguese name|first=Queiroz|second=Monteiro|suffix=Filho}} →{{Portuguese name|first=Alves|second=Souza|suffix=Neto}} →{{Portuguese name|Martins|Alves|suffix=Sobrinho}} →
Usage note: In Portuguese names,Filho, if it appears, is usually agenerational suffix meaning "Junior", and is not a family name, so it should be placed in the optional|suffix= parameter. Rarely,Filho is the family name; in this case, it would be in the|first= or|second= parameter, and the|suffix= parameter should be omitted. The same applies toNeto orSobrinho which can be either a suffix (usually) or a family name (rarely). If you are not sure if something is a generational suffix or not, do not use the|suffix= parameter.
TemplateData for Portuguese name
Introduces a person as having a Portuguese name, according to Portuguese naming customs
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family or maternal name | 1first | The person's maternal family name
| String | optional |
| Paternal name | 2second | The person's paternal name
| String | optional |
| Generational suffix | 3suffix | The person's generational suffix
| String | optional |