Myanmar Naming System
Myanmar Naming System
A Myanmar has no family name. A woman has her own name and retains it even after marriage. A child is normally named according to the day of the week he(or she) was born, whereby each day of the week is denoted by certain letters of the Myanmar alphabet. For example, Monday is denoted by the names Kyaw, Khin, Kyin, etc; Tuesday by San, Su, Nyi, etc, Another way to name a child is based on his (or her) date of birth.
A person is usually addressed according to his age. For older people, their names are pre-fixed with U (pronounced Oo) and Daw and are the equivalents of Mr and Ms respectively. A young adult is addressed by the Honorific Ko (for males) and Ma (for females). A child is referred to as Maung and Ma for males and females respectively. Example: Khin Myat, a departmental manager, could be addressed as U Khin Myat by his colleagues but as Ko Khin Myat or Maung Khin Myat by monks and elders. Maha Thray Sithu, Sithu, Thiri Pyan Chi, Wunna Kyaw Htin, and Naing-ngat Gon-yi titles are civil awards conferred on individuals normally government servants for distinguished service.The naming of people
The naming system is usually based on the day which you were born, meaning Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday ... etc ... Here are some of the Myanmar characters that are used for naming respectively.
| Day | Included Characters |
| Sunday | ah, oh, u (oo), ok |
| Monday | ka, kha, ga, nga |
| Tuesday | sa, za, nya |
| Wednesday | wa, la, ya, ra |
| Thursday | pa, pha, ba, ma |
| Friday | tha, ha |
| Saturday | ta, hta, da, na |
Some sample names
Sunday - Ohn Myint, Aye Aye
Monday - Kyaw Thein, Khin Khin
Tuesday - Zaw Moe Aung, Su Su
Wednesday - Wai Yan, Waine Waine
Thursday - Maung Maung, Pa Pa
Friday - Thurain, Thidar
Saturday - Naing Aung, NandarThe name of the days in Myanmar
| Day | Names in Myanmar |
| Sunday | ta-nin-ga-nway |
| Monday | ta-nin-lar |
| Tuesday | in-gar |
| Wednesday (Morning & afternoon) | bote-ta-hu |
| Wednesday (Evening) | yar-hu |
| Thursday | kyar-thar-pa-day |
| Friday | thauk-kyar |
| Saturday | sa-nay |
The days and respective zodiac signs of Myanmar
| Day | Signs |
| Sunday | Garuda Bird (ga_lone) |
| Monday | Tiger |
| Tuesday | Lion |
| Wednesday (Morning & afternoon) | Elephant without a tusk |
| Wednesday (Evening) | Elephant with a tusk |
| Thursday | Mouse |
| Friday | Guinea Pig |
| Saturday | Dragon |
Names of Myanmar People and their meanings
In the West, you may find a person with the last name "Edison" (Edi+son) like Thomas Edison. That means son of Edi or Edward. Jefferson will mean "son of Jeffery", and so on. Mr. Black. Mr. Brown. Or even Mr. Bridget his/her name means:
| Myanmar Names | Meanings |
| aung aye chit cho hla hlaing htay htet htin htun htut htway, htwe khin khine kyaw kyi kyine kywe linn lwin mady maung min moe mon mya myaing, myine myat myint myo naing nanda nay nyein nyunt ohnmar phyu sanda, sandi sein shein shway, thiri, shwe, theingi soe than thant thaung thein thet thida thura, thurein, thuya thuza tun win ye yuzana zaw zarni zeya, zeyar |
succeed cool love sweet beautiful plenty rich sharp appear succeed apex youngest friendly firm famous, fry clear smell sweet rich bright outstanding madam brother, mister king rain noble emerald forest better high relative win river sun quiet blossom mad white moon diamond reflection gold dominate million clean 10 thousand 100 thousand calm water sun angel succeed bright brave yuzana flower outstanding brave success |
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