Did you know that in Thailand, it’s common for people to have two names: an official name and a nickname? The official name is typically used in formal situations, such as job applications or banking transactions. Nicknames are used in...
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Names Under the Dome: a Peek into Samoan Culture
As the weather is getting colder in the Northern Hemisphere, this is the right moment to share with you the warmth of the Samoan Islands – the land created as a resting place for the gods. Celebrations in Samoa Samoans...
The Exceptions: European Male Names Ending in A
In most of the Indo-European languages that have gender in nouns, we notice that personal names also follow specific gender rules. In the previous article “Why most European names ending in A are female“, I tried to analyse and explain...
Why Most European Names Ending in A Are Female
Throughout the Western world, European civilization has dominated the naming customs ever since the Ancient times. Greek names were en vogue during the Hellenistic period, Roman names in late Antiquity and the beginning of the Middle Ages, when the now...
The Old Buddhists of Europe
There is a place at the edge of Europe, by the Caspian Sea and just before the Ural Mountains where you can find the only Buddhist people with roots in this old continent. The Kalmyk people They are the Kalmyks...
Lahu Names (China)
Lahu people are an ethnic group in China and Southeast Asia. It is a small minority, with about 1 million Lahu people in the world. Their naming traditions are quite exotic and different from what you find in the Western...
