The Journal

Stories about names, and the people who choose them.

Where names come from, how they travel, the traditions behind them, and what a century and a half of records can show.

Traditions · 2 min readNamed for the moment: day names, birth order and the circumstances of birthIn many cultures, the day, the hour or the way a child arrives suggests a name. A tour of some of the world’s most beautiful naming systems.

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