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{{breadcrumb | link1=[[Cambodia Genealogy|Cambodia]] | link2= | link3= | link4= | link5=[[Cambodia Naming Customs|Naming Customs]] }} {| |- |style="width:100px"| [[File:Dark_thin_font_green_pin_Version_4.png|75px]] | '''Understanding customs used in surnames and given names can help you identify your ancestors in records. Learn to recognize name variations and see clues in names.''' |} ==Online Tools== *[https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/usage/khmer '''Behind the Name: Khmer Surnames'''] *[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/khmer '''Behind the Name: Khmer Given Names'''] *[https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/usage/khmer '''Behind the Name: Arabic Surnames'''] *[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/khmer '''Behind the Name: Arabic Given Names'''] *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian_name#List_of_some_family_names '''List of some family names'''] ==Surnames== Cambodian names usually consist of two elements including a '''patronymic, which serves as a common family name for siblings, followed by a given name'''. *Traditionally, the Khmer do not have Western-style family names shared by multiple generations or entire families. Instead, '''Khmer children use their father's given name as their family name'''. *Women keep their maiden names after marriage. *Different naming traditions exist among ethnic groups other than the Khmer majority. The Cambodian population is 90% Buddhist and '''names are often taken from Buddhism'''. *Among the '''Muslim minority, Arabic names''' are often used as family names. ==Given Names== Generally, women are given names relating to beauty, while men are given names of virtues.Some Cambodian given names are unisex names. ==References== *"Cambodian name", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian_name#List_of_some_family_names, accessed 13 March 2021. [[Category:Cambodia]] [[Category:Naming Customs]] == Surnames ==