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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.'''
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 ==Given Names==
 The meaning of a given name is important when naming a child in the Samoan community:
-{{Block indent|personal traits: Malosi (strong), Umi (tall), Vave (fast), Faiaivale (foolish)}}
+:personal traits: Malosi (strong), Umi (tall), Vave (fast), Faiaivale (foolish)
-{{Block indent|religious: Toefuata’igaoletalalelei (restoration of the Gospel)}}
+:religious: Toefuata’igaoletalalelei (restoration of the Gospel)
-{{Block indent|events: Dodiana (this name was created to commemorate Dodi Fayed and Princess Diana's death)}}
+:events: Dodiana (this name was created to commemorate Dodi Fayed and Princess Diana's death)
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+:objects: Tala (dollar)
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+:animals: Maile (dog)
-{{Block indent|descriptive: Leilani (heavenly flower)}}
+:descriptive: Leilani (heavenly flower)
-{{Block indent|traditional: Pua’a’elo (this was the name of a Samoan high chief)<ref>"Samoan culture", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoan_culture#Names, accessed 8 March 2021.</ref>}}
+:traditional: Pua’a’elo (this was the name of a Samoan high chief)<ref>"Samoan culture", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoan_culture#Names, accessed 8 March 2021.</ref>
 ==Naming Customs==