Naming systems have great variety. Much as I enjoy the quasi native american style "Verb Noun" thing, or just picking stuff out of name piles, it doesn't communicate the absolutely mad systems some places use.


Bali:

A name is given based on the order of their birth within the family with no regard for gender. Only children who survive to 42 days old get this, to avoid inflating the numbers. The name of the 5th child and onwards ticks over with the addition of a numeral, so the 7th child will be called Cuthbert II.

  1. Hugh, Pugh 
  2. Barney, Mcgrew 
  3. Cuthbert 
  4. Dibble, Grub

A third name is optional and is usually given by the parents. This will be a descriptive nickname, or a word from another language they like. If the child is struggling in life then the parents might give them a new name, considering the old one to be unfortunate.


Hebrew:

Girls:
my brother is pleasant
answer
devoted to the gods
afflicted of god
crown


Boys
Uncle
to be red
Slender
god is just
high mountain
faithful
exalted nation
god answers
answer
wild goat
lion
lion of god
healer
happy
afflicted of god
ruin
servant of Nebo
breath
my father if judge


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