Sự phân biệt giới tính trong cách đặt tên của người Chăm ở Nam Bộ

Tóm tắt

The Cham people in South Vietnam are not very populous, but they reside across an extensive area, especially in An Giang, Tay Ninh and Ho Chi Minh City. For a long time, Islam has affected all aspects of their lives, including the naming of the child. Through survey results, the Cham here usually have three names: the main name, the first name, and the nickname. The main name is set by the system in the name of Holy Scriptures or Islam rhetoric system with a good meaning in Arabic. Their way of naming considers the birth time, the child's sex, and position of the prefix and suffix of the Arabic. That difference is influenced by religious factors, as well as through exposure to the language, cultural exchange between the Islamic and neighboring Viet’s