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*Many Iraqi Kurds have adopted Arabic naming customs | ==Online Tools== | ||
*[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/kurdish '''Behind the Name: Kurdish Given Names'''] | |||
*Many Iraqi Kurds have adopted Arabic naming customs. | |||
*Some Iraqi Kurds and Kurds in other countries, such as Turkey, have a '''geographical or tribal name''' as a last name or have adopted a '''grandfather’s or great grandfather’s personal name''' as a family name. | *Some Iraqi Kurds and Kurds in other countries, such as Turkey, have a '''geographical or tribal name''' as a last name or have adopted a '''grandfather’s or great grandfather’s personal name''' as a family name. | ||
*Familial relationships: | |||
::Kurdish women do not traditionally take their husband’s family name on marriage, although some may do so in Western societies. | |||
::Children typically adopt their father’s family name. | |||
==Given Names | |||
*There are some traditional Kurdish names still in use. | |||
::a. male personal names: Diaco, Kochar, Redoir, Roj, Jochar, Sherko; | |||
::b. female personal names: Aveen, Awat, Dilsoz, Sidar, Zhian. | |||
*Some Kurds use their father’s/grandfather’s or mother’s/grandmother’s personal name as a middle name:e.g., | *Some Kurds use their father’s/grandfather’s or mother’s/grandmother’s personal name as a middle name:e.g., | ||
::(husband) Haval BARZANI | ::(husband) Haval BARZANI | ||
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::(son) Diaco Haval BARZANI | ::(son) Diaco Haval BARZANI | ||
::(daughter) Sidar Aveen BARZANI | ::(daughter) Sidar Aveen BARZANI | ||
[[Category:Personal Names]] | [[Category:Personal Names]] | ||
[[Category:Iraq]] | [[Category:Iraq]] | ||
[[Category:Turkey]] | [[Category:Turkey]] | ||
[[Category:Syria]] | [[Category:Syria]] | ||