Baby Naming Traditions from Around the World

For most parents, the name of a child is a prayer and hope. Because the baby's name should be prepared seriously. Besides baby names also selected the most unique.

To prepare a good and unique name, usually the parents ask the elders, religious leaders, until flipping through the dictionary. Even today in Jakarta existing services make the child's name.

The tradition of giving the name of the baby in each country was also varied, but basically remain the same, give it a name that contains the prayers and hopes of his parents. Peek around the world how parents choose a name for their baby. This blog contains Information About Women and Lifestyle.

1. Malaysia 
Name of Malaysians usually consists of first name added to the father's name. If the boy then put "son of", while girls "bint". For example, if the name of the father of David, then the boy will be called Adnan son of David, or David Afrina bint.

2. Japan 
In Japan, the girls are given a name that describes what values ​​the family. For example, Kiyiko (meaning children clean), Nayako (obedient child), or Yoshiko (good boy). While the boys names tend to describe his position in the family. For example, Ichiro means "first son", and Jiro, which means "second son".

As with the tradition of giving the name of a child in China and Korea, people in Japan also bears the family name behind the given name.

3. Spain 
In Spain, the child only has one name, for example, Jose Antonio. Boy names that are popular there today is Antonio, Jose, Manuel, Francisco, and Juan. While the popular girl's name is Maria del Carmen, Maria, Carmen, Josefa, and Isabel.

4. Hindu India 
The tradition of giving a baby name according to Indian Hindu ceremony known as Namakaran. It is an important task for parents. This naming process involves a large family, and is generally given to the uncle of the baby. Namaran ceremony performed 12 days after the baby is born.

5. Poland 
In Poland, the name of a child is usually derived from the name of Santa (saint by the church) or the names of family members. A child usually have two names, one name comes from parents and extended family, as well as the Christian name. The family name in Poland have masculine and feminine versions. For example, if the father's name Kowalski (his wife was called Kowalska), then the name of the boy is a girl's name Kowalski and Kowalska.

6. Mexico 
Although there is starting to change tradition, but usually a child is given the same name as the name of his parents, or the name is taken from the Gospel. Despite a rather confusing to an outsider, but parents often give the same name to her children, for example, Jose and Jose Mario Anotino.

7. Russia 
Also called Patronimic, baby in Russia has three names. The first two names are usually derived from the first name of the father. If the baby is named Ivan and the father also named Ivan, the full name of the child will be Ivanovich. If the child's name and the name of Mary's father Ivan, the full name into Maria Ivanovna. The third name is a family name that has been passed down across generations.

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