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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
by 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 agoI actually am unaware about taboos regarding birth names. Please let me know of my ignorance.
- tryauuum 6y agoWeird, 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.