This article presents a comprehensive exploration of Vietnamese surnames, with a specific
focus on those attributed to the Kinh people, from an onomastic perspective. Beginning with …

Personal names form one of the most important sections in the system of proper names that
are traditionally studied within the field of onomastics. Personal names contain history …

The Thangmi language community has an atypical surname and clan system, which is
basically differentiated by gender. Males and females have different surnames and clans …

Surnames, functioning as indicators of familial ties within societal frameworks, play a pivotal
role in differentiating individuals. They encapsulate the most vibrant, unified, and thought …

The concept of ethnicity has enjoyed a particularly prominent place in the Vietnamese party-
state's policies before and since its reform periods. Since the late 1950s, the Vietnamese …

Tibetic and Indic cultures are widely viewed as the prototypical “Himalayan” populations,
and there is a strong tendency for “Himalayan” populations to be viewed through either a …

Nùng1 is one of the officially recognized minority languages of Vietnam. Nùng speakers live
predominately in the northeast corner of Vietnam on the Chinese border. While outsiders …

Using sociohistorical approaches, the paper shows that before the 15th century, myths of
Hùng Kings, considered to be the descendants of the Dragon race and ancestors of the …

The research on surnames in Hungary has traditionally been concentrated predominantly
on analysing the system and stock of surnames of Hungarian origin that evolved organically …

Africans maintain close connections with their traditions and places of origin. They express
those connections in many ways, including through naming practices. Among the Vhaven? a …