ファーストネーム vs. 名/名前 for first name?


I'm in the middle of doing a translation project for a website that has UI
elements for filling out forms. The pre-programmed UI has 「ファーストネーム」, but I
would think 「名」or「名前」 would make more sense. Which variant sounds more natural
in this case?




In web forms, you can use single-kanji **姓【せい】** ("last/family name") and **名
【めい】** ("first/given name"). We normally say 名字 and (下の)名前 ("(given) name",
literally "bottom name") in most situations, but these are too colloquial in
web forms.




In web forms, you can use single-kanji **姓【せい】** ("last/family name") and **名
【めい】** ("first/given name"). We normally say 名字 and (下の)名前 ("(given) name",
literally "bottom name") in most situations, but these are too colloquial in
web forms.

