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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 | ==Online Resources== | ||
*[https://surnames. | *[https://kidadl.com/articles/samoan-last-names-with-meanings-and-history '''The 100 Samoan Last Names With Meanings And History'''] | ||
*[https://www. | *[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'''] | |||
*[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'''] | |||
*[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: | ||
{{Block indent|personal traits: Malosi (strong), Umi (tall), Vave (fast), Faiaivale (foolish)}} | |||
{{Block indent|religious: Toefuata’igaoletalalelei (restoration of the Gospel)}} | |||
{{Block indent|events: Dodiana (this name was created to commemorate Dodi Fayed and Princess Diana's death)}} | |||
{{Block indent|objects: Tala (dollar)}} | |||
{{Block indent|animals: Maile (dog)}} | |||
{{Block indent|descriptive: Leilani (heavenly flower)}} | |||
{{Block indent|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== | |||
Samoan names are often part of the Matai title system. Here are several resources: | |||
*[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 | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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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 Resources
- The 100 Samoan Last Names With Meanings And History
- Samoan Baby Names
- Most Common Last Names In Samoa
- Samoan Last Names
- Best Samoan Last Names and Meanings
- Surname experience at FamilySearch - search by surname to learn its meaning and origin
Given Names
The meaning of a given name is important when naming a child in the Samoan community:
Naming Customs
Samoan names are often part of the Matai title system. Here are several resources:
- Nobility - This is a FamilySearch Wiki article on nobility and how that factors into people's Matai names
- Naming Conventions in Samoa -- Wikipedia section of Fa'amatai (the chiefly system of Samoa)
- Trying to Understand Matai Titles/Surnames -- a message board article at Ancestry.com
- Names of villages in American Samoa -- some of these village names may be used in the Matai titles
- An account of Samoan History up to 1918 -- contains a lot of matai title name history
References
- ↑ "Samoan culture", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoan_culture#Names, accessed 8 March 2021.