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In addition, Mongolians may abbreviate their names, add extra vowels, or attach suffixes to convey special meanings. A name like "Enkhzul," can become simply "Zulaa" by dropping the first syllable and adding vowels to the end.<ref>''This Article, by Page Johnson, appeared in the LDS Church News, weekend April 24, 2010'' </ref> | In addition, Mongolians may abbreviate their names, add extra vowels, or attach suffixes to convey special meanings. A name like "Enkhzul," can become simply "Zulaa" by dropping the first syllable and adding vowels to the end.<ref>''This Article, by Page Johnson, appeared in the LDS Church News, weekend April 24, 2010'' </ref> | ||
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Mongolian names traditionally have an important symbolic character—a name with auspicious connotations being thought to bring good fortune to its bearer. The naming of children was usually done by the parents or a respected elder of the family or religious figures. For example, it is said that in the 13th century, the prominent shaman, Teb-tengeri, saw in the stars a great future for Tolui's eldest son and bestowed on the child the name Möngke (meaning "eternal" in the Mongolian language). | Mongolian names traditionally have an important symbolic character—a name with auspicious connotations being thought to bring good fortune to its bearer. The naming of children was usually done by the parents or a respected elder of the family or religious figures. For example, it is said that in the 13th century, the prominent shaman, Teb-tengeri, saw in the stars a great future for Tolui's eldest son and bestowed on the child the name Möngke (meaning "eternal" in the Mongolian language). | ||
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Nowadays most parents give Mongolian names to their children, often in the form of compounds consisting of two nouns or adjectives, representing qualities such as solidity and strength for boys or beauty in the case of girls. | Nowadays most parents give Mongolian names to their children, often in the form of compounds consisting of two nouns or adjectives, representing qualities such as solidity and strength for boys or beauty in the case of girls. | ||
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Generally, the Mongols (unlike their southern neighbours, the Chinese) have only one personal name, which remains the same throughout their lives. <ref>"Mongolian name", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_name, accessed 7 March 2021.</ref> | Generally, the Mongols (unlike their southern neighbours, the Chinese) have only one personal name, which remains the same throughout their lives. | ||
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The most common category of Mongol names were those of auspicious or (for boys) manly things, such as gold (altan), eternity (Möngke), surplus (hulagu),[3] blue (köke), white (chagha’an), good health (esen), uncle (abaqa),[4] firmness (batu), stability (toqto'a), bulls (buqa, for men), iron (temür), steel (bolad), black (qara), hardness (berke) or nine (yisü).<ref>"Mongolian name", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_name, accessed 7 March 2021.</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||