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While this question may be better suited for Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Biography, I'm looking for general guidance, rather than policy (which is covered at MOS:SAMESURNAME). During the ongoing copy edit of article Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji by User:Tenryuu, some issues were noticed in its section Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji#Family and finances. Sorabji's father was called Shapurji Sorabji, so sentences referring to both of them might look like "Sorabji lived with Shapurji...", which may be ambiguous. The Manual of Style page says, "When referring to the person who is the subject of the article, use just the surname unless the reference is part of a list of family members or if use of the surname alone will be confusing" (emphasis in original), but does not offer any officially allowed approaches. One option would be to refer to Sorabji's father as "Shapurjee Sorabjee" (as some sources do), but that might be a problem in a spoken version of the article. Additionally, Shapurji Sorabji would have a bit of a claim to WP:GNG, and WP:UCN would rule out the "Sorabjee" spelling, so that is not ideal. I think it would be reasonable to use "Kaikhosru" for the son and "Shapurji" for the father throughout relevant portions of the article, but I'd like to get input from others. Thank you. Toccata quarta (talk) 11:33, 25 September 2020 (UTC)