What's a NAME?
Did you ever wonder why your name is what it is?
Every culture in the world has its way of naming people. If you lived in a different time or place, your name would be quite different.
North America
Native Americans choose a name that tells something obout the person. There is a reason for each name. Sometimes there's a story behind the name.
A name may:
Spain and Latin America
In Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries, it is the custom to give a child the last name of both the father and the mother. Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, the artist, had a father named Ruiz and a mother named Picasso. Their names are joined by y, the Spanish word for "and".
If Julia's father's name is Rodriguez and her mother's name is Lopez, what would her whole name be? What would you name be if you were in the Spanish traditions?
China
The Chinese were the first people known to have more than one name. The Chinese usually have 3 names: Wu Jia An is an example. The family name, or surname, comes first. Next is the generation name, which comes from a poem that each family adopts. Last is the milk name, which is like a personal name, your first name.
Try writing your name in the Chinese order. (In Chinese, words are written from top to bottom.)
Now that you have taken your name around the word and back, you might be more curious about it. Find out what your first name means. Ask relatives about your last name. No matter what your name means , looks like, or sounds like, the important thing is that it is yours.
Did you ever wonder why your name is what it is?
Every culture in the world has its way of naming people. If you lived in a different time or place, your name would be quite different.
North America
Native Americans choose a name that tells something obout the person. There is a reason for each name. Sometimes there's a story behind the name.
A name may:
- identify the person's clan Howling Wolf, a Cheyenne, of the Wolf clan
- name a person's Catch-the-Bear accomplishments
- explain a person's abilities Mamanti the Sky Walker, a shaman
- describe a person's appearance Big Foot
- associate the person with Red Cloud something that happened
In Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries, it is the custom to give a child the last name of both the father and the mother. Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, the artist, had a father named Ruiz and a mother named Picasso. Their names are joined by y, the Spanish word for "and".
If Julia's father's name is Rodriguez and her mother's name is Lopez, what would her whole name be? What would you name be if you were in the Spanish traditions?
China
The Chinese were the first people known to have more than one name. The Chinese usually have 3 names: Wu Jia An is an example. The family name, or surname, comes first. Next is the generation name, which comes from a poem that each family adopts. Last is the milk name, which is like a personal name, your first name.Try writing your name in the Chinese order. (In Chinese, words are written from top to bottom.)
Now that you have taken your name around the word and back, you might be more curious about it. Find out what your first name means. Ask relatives about your last name. No matter what your name means , looks like, or sounds like, the important thing is that it is yours.
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