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When naming a child, the culture is not the same in different places.
In many European countries, children are named after the names of relatives within their families. For example, in Italy, children are(1)
named after their grandparents. Naturally, the parents(2)
use the father's family names, then they will use the mother's family names, (3)
in big family.
In China, some names are connected with the (4)
of the date and the time of the children. It is thought that a name can(5)
a child. If a boy is given the first name"坤", maybe, he is short of earth according to his birth. The Chinese character"坤"is made up of two parts. The (6)
part means earth in English. Parents believe that the boy with a name of earth will not be short of earth any longer in his life.
In an African country called Ghana's Akan, the time when they were born(7)
his or her name. But there are some(8)
between boys and girls. For example, a boy born on Friday is named Kofi, (9)
a girl born on the same day is named Afua.
No matter where the name comes from, a name is the first gift to a child in life. For that reason, all names are(10)
.