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In some Chinese families, one of the two characters in the personal name is shared among members of a generation, either of the same sex, or less frequently for both sexes. These generation names may be an indicator for a familial relationship or help to determine generations within a family, but this is by no means a definitive way to linkindividuals. For example:<br> | In some Chinese families, one of the two characters in the personal name is shared among members of a generation, either of the same sex, or less frequently for both sexes. These generation names may be an indicator for a familial relationship or help to determine generations within a family, but this is by no means a definitive way to linkindividuals. For example:<br> | ||
::1st child = YANG Qingzhao | ::1st child = YANG Qingzhao | ||
::2nd child = YANG Qingxi '''(Qing is the generation name)''' | ::2nd child = YANG Qingxi '''(Qing is the generation name)'''<ref>"A GUIDE TO NAMES AND NAMING PRACTICES, UK Names Guide'", https://www.fbiic.gov/public/2008/nov/Naming_practice_guide_UK_2006.pdf, accessed 5 March 2021.</ref> | ||
<ref>"A GUIDE TO NAMES AND NAMING PRACTICES, UK Names Guide'", https://www.fbiic.gov/public/2008/nov/Naming_practice_guide_UK_2006.pdf, accessed 5 March 2021.</ref> | ==Tibetan Names== | ||
===Surnames== | |||
*Family names are rare except among those of '''aristocratic ancestry''' and then come before the personal name. | |||
*Tibetan nomads (drokpa) also use '''clan names'''; in farming communities, they are now rare and may be replaced by household name. | |||
*Descent is claimed from the '''four ancient clans''' that are said to have originally inhabited Ancient Tibet: '''Se, Rmu, Stong and Ldong'''. The four clans were further divided into branches which are '''Dbra, Vgru, Ldong, Lga, Dbas and Brdav'''. With inter-clan marriages, the subclans were divided into many sub-branches. | |||
*While '''Tibetans from Kham and Amdo use their clan names as surnames''', most farming communities in Central Tibet stopped using their clan names centuries ago and instead use '''household names'''. | |||
===Given Names=== | |||
*Traditionally, personal names are bestowed upon a child by '''lamas, who often incorporate an element of their own name'''. | |||
*In the Tibetan diaspora, '''Tibetans often turn to the Dalai Lama for names for their children'''. As a result, the exile community has an overwhelming population of boys and girls whose first name is "Tenzin", the personal first name of the 14th Dalai Lama. | |||
*Personal names are in most cases composed of readily understood Tibetan words. Most personal names may be given to either males or females. Only a few are specifically male or female.<ref>"Tibetan name", in Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_name, accessed 13 March 2021. | |||
==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||