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Burmese names (Burmese: မြန်မာ အမည်) lack the serial structure of most Western names. Like other Mainland Southeast Asian people (excepted Vietnamese ), the people of Myanmar have no customary matronymic or patronymic naming system and no tradition of surnames .
The Bamar possess a single personal name, and do not have family names or surnames. [65] Burmese names typically incorporate a mix of native and Pali words that symbolise positive virtues, with female names tending to signify beauty, flora, and family values, and male names connoting strength, bravery, and success. [65]
Pages in category "Burmese-language given names" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aung (name) H.
The first record of the name in a Burmese inscription is dated 1190, in which inscription the name was spelled Myanma. [5] Ma Thanegi records that the first use of the name 'Mranma' for the country is to be found on a 3 feet (91 cm) high stone inscription dated 597 ME (Traditional Burmese calendar) or 1235 CE.
Burmese-language given names (6 P) S. Burmese-language surnames (12 P) Pages in category "Burmese names" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
There are no surnames or first names to properly address a person by. To address a grown person older than oneself, a Burmese person would use "U" for adult males and "Daw" for adult females. For addressing older males or male peers, the title "Ko" is used. "Maung" is used for younger males, and for older females or female peers, "Ma" is used.
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 ...
also: People: By gender: Women: By nationality: Burmese This category exists only as a container for other categories of Burmese women . Articles on individual women should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.