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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: