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Use of "Burma", along with many other name changes within Myanmar [11] has remained widespread, largely based on the question of whether the regime has the legitimacy to change the country's name, particularly without a referendum. [9] The United Nations, of which Myanmar is a member, endorsed the name change five days after its announcement. [12]
In the culture of Myanmar, people can change their name at will, often with no government oversight, to reflect a change in the course of their lives. Also, many Myanmar names use an honorific , given at some point in life, as an integral part of the name.
As Burmese names are often very short, honorifics are sometimes treated as an integral part of a person's name, for example, U Nu or U Thant. If a Burmese person's name consists of a single short word, or their name is most commonly written with the honorific, you may leave the honorific in the title. (This applies to ethnic honorifics as well.)
Geographical renaming is the changing of the name of a geographical feature or area, which ranges from the change of a street name to a change to the name of a country. Places are also sometimes assigned dual names for various reasons.
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Maung† - meaning younger brother for young or younger men; a one syllable name person may identify/sign themselves Maung X for life. Ko† - meaning older brother for older men or one's peer group; U† - meaning uncle for mature men or men in a senior position; also for monks; Ashin - monks only
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