Naming Traditions.

Yo guys, whats up? Welcome back to my blog. After you read my first post about Name, now I will continue my second post in this blog. What is the title? Ok, the title is “Naming Traditions”. So, do you know what is that mean? Let’s check it out !!!

Sometimes, We expect names to follow predictable structures, but that’s not always the case. In the United States, we understand names according to the following paradigm. Like this…

The first name, also known as a given name or personal name, identifies an individual. It is normally given to a person at birth by his or her parents.

The surname, also known as a family name, last name, or gentile name, is inherited and shared with other members of the individual’s immediate family.

This categorization of names, however, while common in western societies, is not globally uniform. Depending on certain cultures and/or customs, naming conventions can and will vary.

All right, for the first example, I will give a sample Naming Traditions in Spain or Latin America. Spain and Latin America according to Spanish customs, a person’s name can be quite long. 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.

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.

Example : Maria Andujo Melandez de Lopez

Ok, I think thats all a simple example of Naming Traditions. I hope you enjoy it and sorry if I make a wrong grammar. Anyway, thanks
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