Naming Traditions

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Every country has their own uniqueness right? There was so many various kinds of culture and traditions. For the example, giving the name. In every family,they usually give the surname to their generation. A surname is a part of their cultural identity. Many cultures have different customs for how names are passed from generation to generation. So in this article, i will share about the naming traditions in 5 country. Let's check this out.

1. Indonesia (Bali)
Balinese children are named according to birth order. First born are named as Wayan and Putu.
Made or Kadek for a second born baby. The third born named as Nyoman or Komang and the fourth is Ketut. All of the names above can be for either boys or girls.

2. Korea
Korean names are written with the family name first. It usually consists of one syllable and the given name is usually two syllables. For the example,if "Sunghee" has the family name “Han” his name will be written Han Sunghee.

3. China
Chinese are made up of three characters. A one-character family name followed by a two-character given name. The child’s official name is used for the birth certificate and for school.  Chinese children often have a different name that is used among friends, schoolmates, and colleagues.

4. Japan
Japanese people are usually named on the seventh day after birth. Girls are given names that are associated with virtues, while boys are given names that have to do with their position in the family.

5. Spain and Latin America.
When a child is born, they receive two surnames, the first from the first surname of the father and the second from the first surname of the mother. This naming tradition makes it possible for the mother to never lose her maiden surname and therefore her name is carried on to the next generation. For example,Teodoro Lopez Corazones + Maria Andujo Melandez = Pedro Lopez Andujo. After marriage, spanish surnames do not change. Both the bride and groom keep their birth names. It is socially acceptable, however, to refer to the wife as ‘Senora de’ (meaning ‘wife of’) and the husband’s last name.

So unique,isn't it?
I hope these information can inspire you to add more names to your list. See you next time. Thank you !

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The Meaning of Name

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Hello readers :) Welcome to my blog 😄

This is my first blog so i will introduce myself to you all. My name is Mutiara Wulandewi. I am 19 years old and now i live in Bekasi. So in this blog, i will share about the meaning of my name and also the story of it.

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Every person has a name. A name is a hope from parents to their childern. Our prophet Muhammad SAW suggested to give a good name to the childern because “name is prayer” . A good name doesn’t have to come from arabic,but the prayer refers to the meaning that parents hoping their childern will be growing up as good as their name.

Beside that, i also have a beautiful name for my future child. If i have a son, he will be named as “Dzaki Javvad Malik”. Dzaki means “clever” . I hope he will useful for many people and can be a person who can struggle in difficult situation. How about “Javvad Malik” ? For your information,javvad malik is the last name of my favourite singer,that is Zayn Javvad Malik. I hope my son will be handsome as zayn malik. Anyway,if i have a daughter, she will be named as “Adeeva Afsheen ”. It means the gift of life that shines like a star in the sky.

In addition, there are three males and females name that i like. For male,the first is “Melvin”,it means a leader or chief. The second is “Ayden”. And the last is “Chloe”,it means a young and green. For female,the first is “Madelyn”,it means lovely. “Zahava” means gold and the last is “Nava”,that means soft and feminime girls.

How about my name? Mutiara Wulandewi means a girl that shines like a pearl in the moonlight. My mother told that when she was pregnant,she dreamed that she found a many pearls in the moonlight,so she decided to choose “Mutiara Wulandewi” as my name. I won’t change my name because it is so touching and has a meaningful story.

So,every person has a beautiful name also a good meaning. We should be grateful with our name because it is a good hope from our parents.

Thank you very much for visiting my blog. 

See you next time ! 😊

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