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==Given Names== | ==Given Names== | ||
Jamaican last names are primarily British as mentioned earlier, and you can still see this today. As far as first names, many Modern Jamaicans choose ones that have relation to their family while traditional Jamaicans name their children after days of the week. | Jamaican last names are primarily British as mentioned earlier, and you can still see this today. As far as first names, many Modern Jamaicans choose ones that have relation to their family while traditional Jamaicans name their children after days of the week. | ||
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It is also normal for Jamaicans to use identifiers for people in place of their name. This applies to strangers AND people they know. Here is a fascinating [https://jeddandmichelle.com/2013/10/21/names/ '''blog entry'''] about a couple who spent time in Jamaica during their time in the Peace Corps, where they discuss the time they spent in Jamaica, as well as examples of some of the nicknames and identifiers they heard there. Jamaican culture is definitely unique. | It is also normal for Jamaicans to use identifiers for people in place of their name. This applies to strangers AND people they know. Here is a fascinating [https://jeddandmichelle.com/2013/10/21/names/ '''blog entry'''] about a couple who spent time in Jamaica during their time in the Peace Corps, where they discuss the time they spent in Jamaica, as well as examples of some of the nicknames and identifiers they heard there. Jamaican culture is definitely unique. | ||
<ref>"Names and Surnames in Jamaica", in FamilyEducation, https://fmsppl.com/names/in-jamaica/, https://fmsppl.com/names/in-jamaica/, accessed 10 August 2021.</ref> | <ref>"Names and Surnames in Jamaica", in FamilyEducation, https://fmsppl.com/names/in-jamaica/, https://fmsppl.com/names/in-jamaica/, accessed 10 August 2021.</ref> | ||
== Surnames == | |||
===Surnames Historical Development=== | ===Surnames Historical Development=== | ||