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Names, Personal

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Englished Names? Naming Patterns Among Ethnic Chinese Singaporeans by Peter K. W. Tan.
Naming in Singaporean Culture

In Print Resources[edit | edit source]

Chinese names : notes on the use of surnames & personal names by the Chinese in Malaysia and Singapore by Russell Jones, (Selangor, Malaysia : Pelanduk Publications), 1984.
De-voorgeschiedenis c.q. afstamming tot het ontstaan van de naam Cashin te Singapore by (Schiedam, Netherlands : [s.n.]), 1984. In Dutch.

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-Most name choices are reflective of a Singaporean’s ethnicity and indicate whether a person is Chinese, Malay, Indian or Western. See the following Wiki articles:
-:[[Chinese Naming Customs|'''Chinese Naming Customs''']]
-:[[Malaysia Naming Customs|'''Malaysia Naming Customs''']]
-:[[India Naming Customs|'''India Naming Customs''']]
-==For Further Reading==
+==Online Resources==
 *[https://courses.nus.edu.sg/course/elltankw/names.pdf ''Englished Names? Naming Patterns Among Ethnic Chinese Singaporeans''] by Peter K. W. Tan.
 *[https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/singaporean-culture/singaporean-culture-naming Naming in Singaporean Culture]
-*{{FSC|504927|item|disp=Chinese names : notes on the use of surnames & personal names by the Chinese in Malaysia and Singapore}} by Russell Jones, (Selangor, Malaysia : Pelanduk Publications), 1984.
-*{{FSC|676963|item|disp=De-voorgeschiedenis c.q. afstamming tot het ontstaan van de naam Cashin te Singapore}} by (Schiedam, Netherlands : [s.n.]), 1984. In Dutch.
+==In Print Resources==
-===FamilySearch Library===
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/504927?availability=Family%20History%20Library Chinese names : notes on the use of surnames & personal names by the Chinese in Malaysia and Singapore] by Russell Jones, (Selangor, Malaysia : Pelanduk Publications), 1984.
-Additional sources are listed in the '''FamilySearch Catalog:'''
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/676963?availability=Family%20History%20Library De-voorgeschiedenis c.q. afstamming tot het ontstaan van de naam Cashin te Singapore] by (Schiedam, Netherlands : [s.n.]), 1984. In Dutch.
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