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'''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.'''
'''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.'''
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==Online Resources==
==Online Tools==
*[https://kidadl.com/articles/samoan-last-names-with-meanings-and-history '''The 100 Samoan Last Names With Meanings And History''']
*[https://kidadl.com/articles/samoan-last-names-with-meanings-and-history '''The 100 Samoan Last Names With Meanings And History''']
*[https://www.momjunction.com/articles/pacific-islander-baby-names_00400744/#PacificIslanderBabyNames1 '''Samoan Baby Names''']
*[https://www.momjunction.com/articles/pacific-islander-baby-names_00400744/#PacificIslanderBabyNames1 '''Samoan Baby Names''']
*[https://forebears.io/samoa/surnames '''Most Common Last Names In Samoa''']
*[https://forebears.io/samoa/surnames '''Most Common Last Names In Samoa''']
*[http://www.americanlastnames.us/last-names/Samoan/A/A-0.html '''Samoan Last Names''']
 
*[https://www.worldlastnames.com/samoan-last-names/ '''Best Samoan Last Names and Meanings''']
==Surnames==
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname Surname experience] at FamilySearch - search by surname to learn its meaning and origin
 
==Given Names==
==Given Names==
The meaning of a given name is important when naming a child in the Samoan community:
The meaning of a given name is important when naming a child in the Samoan community:
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:traditional: Pua’a’elo (this was the name of a Samoan high chief)<ref>"Samoan culture", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoan_culture#Names, accessed 8 March 2021.</ref>
:traditional: Pua’a’elo (this was the name of a Samoan high chief)<ref>"Samoan culture", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoan_culture#Names, accessed 8 March 2021.</ref>


==Naming Customs==
==For Further Reading==
Samoan names are often part of the Matai title system.  Here are several resources:
*[https://www.fbiic.gov/public/2008/nov/Naming_practice_guide_UK_2006.pdf '''A GUIDE TO NAMES AND NAMING PRACTICES, UK Names Guide''']
 
{{WorldCat||disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}
*[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Samoa_Nobility Nobility] - This is a FamilySearch Wiki article on nobility and how that factors into people's Matai names
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa%27amatai#Naming_convention Naming Conventions in Samoa] -- Wikipedia section of Fa'amatai (the chiefly system of Samoa)
*[https://www.ancestry.com/boards/localities.oceania.samoa.general/1320.2/mb.ashx Trying to Understand Matai Titles/Surnames] -- a message board article at Ancestry.com
*[https://www.citypopulation.de/AmSamoa.html Names of villages in American Samoa] -- some of these village names may be used in the Matai titles
*[http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-TuvAcco-t1-body1-d26.html An account of Samoan History up to 1918] -- contains a lot of matai title name history
 
 
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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[edit | edit source]

Surnames[edit | edit source]

Given Names[edit | edit source]

The meaning of a given name is important when naming a child in the Samoan community:

personal traits: Malosi (strong), Umi (tall), Vave (fast), Faiaivale (foolish)
religious: Toefuata’igaoletalalelei (restoration of the Gospel)
events: Dodiana (this name was created to commemorate Dodi Fayed and Princess Diana's death)
objects: Tala (dollar)
animals: Maile (dog)
descriptive: Leilani (heavenly flower)
traditional: Pua’a’elo (this was the name of a Samoan high chief)[1]

For Further Reading[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Samoan culture", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoan_culture#Names, accessed 8 March 2021.
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