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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 Tools== | ==Online Tools== | ||
*[https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/usage/ | *[https://surnames.behindthename.com/submit/names/usage/swahili'''Behind the Name: Swahili Submitted Surnames'''] | ||
*[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/ | *[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/swahili '''Behind the Name: Swahili Given Names'''] | ||
*[https://forebears.io/rwanda/surnames '''Most Common Last Names In Rwanda'''] | |||
*[http://www.americanlastnames.us/last-names/Rwandan/index.html '''Rwandan last names in alphabetical order'''] | |||
*[https://surnam.es/rwanda '''Rwanda Surnames'''] | |||
*[http://www.top-names.info/names.php?S=F&P=RWA '''Top 500 girl names from Rwanda'''] | |||
*[http://www.top-names.info/names.php?S=M&P=RWA '''Top 500 boy names from Rwanda'''] | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname Surname experience] at FamilySearch - search by surname to learn its meaning and origin | |||
==Given Names== | |||
The country's principal language is '''Kinyarwanda'''.<br> | |||
*[https://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/86839#:~:text=The%20naming%20ceremony,translated%20as%20'Child%20naming'. '''Focus: Child naming (Kwita Izina) in Rwanda'''] | |||
*[https://www.jstor.org/stable/30027411?seq=1 '''Aspects of Naming in Kinyarwanda'''] | |||
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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 Tools
- Behind the Name: Swahili Submitted Surnames
- Behind the Name: Swahili Given Names
- Most Common Last Names In Rwanda
- Rwandan last names in alphabetical order
- Rwanda Surnames
- Top 500 girl names from Rwanda
- Top 500 boy names from Rwanda
- Surname experience at FamilySearch - search by surname to learn its meaning and origin
Given Names
The country's principal language is Kinyarwanda.