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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://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] | *[https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/singaporean-culture/singaporean-culture-naming Naming in Singaporean Culture] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/504927 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. | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/676963 De-voorgeschiedenis c.q. afstamming tot het ontstaan van de naam Cashin te Singapore] by (Schiedam, Netherlands : [s.n.]), 1984. In Dutch. | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/504927 | ===FamilySearch Library=== | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/676963 | Additional sources are listed in the '''FamilySearch Catalog:''' | ||
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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:
For Further Reading
- 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
Additional sources are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog: