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As the article explains, non western names will be reordered or incorrectly shortened to fit western standards. As an example, the Telugu name "Venkata Satyanarayana Naidu" is ordered family name - personal name - caste suffix, so it might get rendered as "V. Satyanarayana Naidu", "V.S Naidu", "S. Venkata Naidu", or "S.V. Naidu", none of which are correct ways to shorten their name.