What’s in the name? Everything, so it seems
The Kelabit tribe of Borneo has a unique tradition relating to names. A Kelabit could have at least three names in his or her lifetime. Yes, the Kelabits do change their names to mark each significant stage in their life, namely a given name at birth, a new name taken after having the first born […]
Names — You are free to choose
Bee to the blossom, moth to the flame; Each to his passion; what’s in a name? – Helen Hunt Jackson, American poet It has been an observed obligation cum tradition that Iban parents honour their ancestors to name their newborn. Due to parochial movements and settlements of our forebears in the past, we have common […]
