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*Burmese names were '''originally one syllable''', as in the cases of U Nu and U Thant ("U" being an honorific). In the mid-20th century, many Burmese started using two syllables, albeit without any formal structure. | *Burmese names were '''originally one syllable''', as in the cases of U Nu and U Thant ("U" being an honorific). In the mid-20th century, many Burmese started using two syllables, albeit without any formal structure. | ||
*In the late 1890s, British scholars observed that '''Rakhines commonly adopted three-syllable names whereas Bamars were still using one or two at most''''. | *In the late 1890s, British scholars observed that '''Rakhines commonly adopted three-syllable names whereas Bamars were still using one or two at most''''. | ||
*As they become more familiar with Western culture, Burmese people are '''gradually increasing the number of syllables''' in their children's names, by use of various structures. Today, names with up to four syllables are common for males and up to five for females. | *As they become more familiar with Western culture, Burmese people are '''gradually increasing the number of syllables''' in their children's names, by use of various structures. Today, names with up to four syllables are common for males and up to five for females.<ref>"Burmese name", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmese_name, accessed 11 March 2021.</ref> | ||
<ref>"Burmese name", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmese_name, accessed 11 March 2021.</ref> | |||
===Bamar Names=== | ===Bamar Names=== | ||
Bamar names commonly include Pali-derived words combined with native Burmese words, including:<br> | Bamar names commonly include Pali-derived words combined with native Burmese words, including:<br> | ||
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::thanda (သန္တာ "coral", from santa) | ::thanda (သန္တာ "coral", from santa) | ||
::thiri (သီရိ "splendour", from siri) | ::thiri (သီရိ "splendour", from siri) | ||
::hayma (ဟေမာ, "forest", compare Himalayas) | ::hayma (ဟေမာ, "forest", compare Himalayas)<ref>"Burmese name", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmese_name, accessed 11 March 2021.</ref> | ||