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Astrid Båhl (born 1959), Norwegian Sami artist, designed the Sami flag; Katarina Barruk (born 1994), Swedish Sami singer who performs in the Ume Sami language; Matte Heatta Bjelland (born 1983), better known as Máddji, Norwegian-Sami singer, composer and soccer player; Ellen-Sylvia Blind (1925–2009), Swedish Sami writer
A common Filipino name will consist of the given name (mostly 2 given names are given), the initial letter of the mother's maiden name and finally the father's surname (i.e. Lucy Anne C. de Guzman). Also, women are allowed to retain their maiden name or use both her and her husband's surname as a double-barreled surname , separated by a dash.
Pekka Aikio (born 1944), Finnish Sami politician, president of the Sámi Parliament of Finland; Amoc (born 1984), Finnish Sámi rapper; Agneta Andersson (born 1958), Swedish Sámi sculptor and educator; Karen Anette Anti (born 1972), Norwegian Sámi politician; Aleksandra Andreevna Antonova (1932–2014), Russian, Kildin Sámi teacher, writer ...
Such names are roughly equivalent to the English or Welsh surnames Richardson or Richards. The Russian equivalent of 'Smith', 'Jones', and 'Brown' (that is, the generic most often used surnames) are Ivanov, Petrov, Sidorov , or 'Johns', 'Peters', and ' Isidores ', although Sidorov is now ranked only 66th.
Prefixes such as La/Le, Da/De, Ra/Re, or Ja/Je and suffixes such as -ique/iqua, -isha (for girls), -ari and -aun/awn (for boys) are common, as well as inventive spellings for common names. The book Baby Names Now: From Classic to Cool—The Very Last Word on First Names places the origins of "La" names in African-American culture in New Orleans ...
We have a list of the 75 most common Japanese surnames for you to read and learn! Related: If These 150 Popular Japanese Baby Names for Boys & Girls Aren't On Your Baby Naming List, They Should Be!
Sámi Americans are Americans of Sámi descent, who originate from Sápmi, the northern regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of Russia.The term Lapp Americans has been historically used, though lapp is considered derogatory by the Sámi.