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==Online Tools== | ==Online Tools== | ||
*[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/kurdish '''Behind the Name: Kurdish Given Names'''] | *[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/kurdish '''Behind the Name: Kurdish Given Names'''] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname | *[https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname '''FamilySearch's surname experience'''] - enter your last name to find its meaning and origin | ||
==Surnames== | ==Surnames== | ||
*Many Iraqi Kurds have adopted Arabic naming customs. | *Many Iraqi Kurds have adopted Arabic naming customs. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
*[https://www.fbiic.gov/public/2008/nov/Naming_practice_guide_UK_2006.pdf '''A GUIDE TO NAMES AND NAMING PRACTICES, UK Names Guide'''] | *[https://www.fbiic.gov/public/2008/nov/Naming_practice_guide_UK_2006.pdf '''A GUIDE TO NAMES AND NAMING PRACTICES, UK Names Guide'''] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Personal Names]] | ||
[[Category:Iraq]] | [[Category:Iraq]] | ||
[[Category:Türkiye]] | [[Category:Türkiye]] | ||
[[Category:Syria]] | [[Category:Syria]] | ||
Revision as of 13:17, 15 August 2023
Online Tools[edit | edit source]
- Behind the Name: Kurdish Given Names
- FamilySearch's surname experience - enter your last name to find its meaning and origin
Surnames[edit | edit source]
- Many Iraqi Kurds have adopted Arabic naming customs.
- Some Iraqi Kurds and Kurds in other countries, such as Türkiye (Türkiye), have a geographical or tribal name as a last name or have adopted a grandfather’s or great grandfather’s personal name as a family name.
- Familial relationships:
- Kurdish women do not traditionally take their husband’s family name on marriage, although some may do so in Western societies.
- Children typically adopt their father’s family name.
Given Names[edit | edit source]
- There are some traditional Kurdish names still in use.
- a. male personal names: Diaco, Kochar, Redoir, Roj, Jochar, Sherko;
- b. female personal names: Aveen, Awat, Dilsoz, Sidar, Zhian.
- Some Kurds use their father’s/grandfather’s or mother’s/grandmother’s personal name as a middle name:e.g.,
- (husband) Haval BARZANI
- (wife) Aveen SINJARI
- (son) Diaco Haval BARZANI
- (daughter) Sidar Aveen BARZANI