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Naming a baby is an important event throughout the world, and different cultures have
their own traditions. Just a few examples can demonstrate a wide variety of customs.

In Indonesia, Balinese children are named according to their birth order. Normally,
every first-born child is named Wayan or Putu; the second child, Made or Kadek; the third
child, Nyoman or Komang; and the fourth child, Ketut. The names can be given to
either boys or girls, but there is a way to distinguish gender. Male names start
with J and female names start with Ni. For example, J Made is the name of
a second-born boy, and Ni Ketut is the name of a fourth-born girl.

The Luo people of East Africa typically give their newborns two
; names. The first is usually a Western name, and the second often refers
F tothe time, the weather, or other information related to the day of
the child’s birth. For example, a baby boy born at night could be named
Michael Otieno. O indicates “male,” and
-tieno means “night.” A baby girl born
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The Wikmungkan people

of northeastern Australia conduct a
naming ceremony during the birth of
a baby. At the birth, the names of all the
infant’s living relatives are called out, one

by one. The name that is called at the final
stage of birth is the one that the baby receives.

From that time on, there is a close relationship

between the baby and the relative whose

name the newborn shares.

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