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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/rwandan '''Behind the Name: Russian Surnames''']
*[https://surnames.behindthename.com/submit/names/usage/swahili'''Behind the Name: Swahili Submitted Surnames''']
*[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/rwandan '''Behind the Name: Russian Given Names''']
*[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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