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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== | |||
*[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. | |||
===FamilySearch Library=== | |||
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*{{FSC|Singapore - Names, Personal|subject|subject-id=1174159597|disp= Singapore - Names, Personal}} | |||
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[[Category:Naming Customs]] | |||
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In other languages: 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:
For Further Reading[edit | edit source]
- Englished Names? Naming Patterns Among Ethnic Chinese Singaporeans by Peter K. W. Tan.
- Naming in Singaporean Culture
- 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.
FamilySearch Library[edit | edit source]
Additional sources are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog: