TALK — Name (1)

by Hla Min

Updated : Sept 2025

Broadcast on November 4, 2020

Early times

Christian Name

Surname

Later

First and Last Names

First, Middle and Last Names
Middle Initial
Some systems use “X” for no Middle Name

Hyphenated Names
Spanish / Mexicans combine their parents’ name

Clan Name

Family Name

Religious Name

Name for Priest / Monk

A name may have a meaning

AnandaThuriya : Man of infinite valor

Thant : Clean / Pure / Pristine

Fitz, Mac, Mc : Son of

Naming conventions

vary with culture, place …

My name has been mis-spelled and mis-pronounced

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