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I wonder when it will become taboo to know one's birth name.

• tryauuum 6y ago
  can't tell if you indeed don't know about taboos about birth names or you are being ironic... It's hard to detect irony online
  • monadic2 6y ago
    I actually am unaware about taboos regarding birth names. Please let me know of my ignorance.
    • tryauuum 6y ago
      Weird, I tried to google it and found almost nothing. I was sure many cultures had this tradition when they call their child a fake name, while keeping real name a secret. It is thought that evil forces cannot harm child if they don't know their real name. All I could find was a paragraph on wikipedia: All previously mentioned names fall into domestic category were used in family circle. However, when a person entered a broader social group (changing his occupation or place of residence), his name was replaced or supplemented by another. This sort of nickname exceeds family names in number - an adult has more distinct characteristics that can be used as a basis for a nickname than a child.