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== Naming a Child == | == Naming a Child == | ||
A very strict system is used for naming newborn Caldonians. And although some parents have abandoned this custom on Caldonia, it is still very much used in the majority of the Caldonian colonies. | A very strict system is used for naming newborn Caldonians. And although some parents have abandoned this custom on Caldonia, it is still very much used in the majority of the Caldonian colonies. Individual syllables, known as names, are passed down from the both parents and a family friend. Let us call dad 123, mom 456, and the friend 789. | ||
===Naming Boys=== | ===Naming Boys=== | ||
A boy would take the name of his father, 1, his mother, 4, and the family friend, 7. So his name would be 147. If “147” was to have a son, he would take the 1 as the beginning of his name. | |||
===Naming Girls=== | ===Naming Girls=== | ||