An Anthropology of Names and Naming
DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511499630.002
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“Entangled in Histories”: An Introduction to the Anthropology of Names and Naming

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“…Dhufaris frequently explained cases to me where a child was named in honour of a grandparent or a parent's sibling. Naming children is loaded with moral force (Bodenhorn & vom Bruck 2006: 11). Names are a powerful means of generating relationships, while giving a particular name to a child can reveal the name‐givers’ relations to him or her (Bodenhorn & vom Bruck 2006: 3).…”
Section: Kinship Out Of Place After Revolutionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Dhufaris frequently explained cases to me where a child was named in honour of a grandparent or a parent's sibling. Naming children is loaded with moral force (Bodenhorn & vom Bruck 2006: 11). Names are a powerful means of generating relationships, while giving a particular name to a child can reveal the name‐givers’ relations to him or her (Bodenhorn & vom Bruck 2006: 3).…”
Section: Kinship Out Of Place After Revolutionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…That is, the patronym informs how children born of the pragmatic kinship system are positioned in relation to the hierarchical status system . Much as Bodenhorn and vom Bruck (: 2) suggest, across various contexts names are understood to have the power to fix identities. A father's name therefore not only gives a Dominican child a place to be in the world, it may also designate that place in class and status terms.…”
Section: On Paternal Naming and Bloodmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…What follows is an answer from Dominica: a detailed formulation of how physical father-child relatedness acquires meaning at certain moments, whilst being obviated or concealed at others. Herein, the article revives classical anthropological debates on physiological parenthood (paternity, 'legitimacy' , and couvade) and Caribbean kinship (descent and the 'dual marriage system'), whilst also contributing to contemporary discussions of blood (Carsten 2013a), truth (Carsten 2013b), and naming (vom Bruck & Bodenhorn 2006). But first some remarks on the significance of the father's name, its relation to 'blood' , and a sketch of Dominican reproductive concepts.…”
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“…Portanto, a qualificação de sobrenomes como "feios" e "bonitos" expressava a transposição de posições de classe para valores estéticos, de forma que a decisão de "cortar" um sobrenome nestas bases modificava o estado das relações familiares. A escolha dos sobrenomes aparecia assim associada aos projetos para as gerações futuras, afetando e efetivando relações e posições sociais (Bodenhorn & Vom Bruck 2006;Pina Cabral & Viegas 2007;Wagley 1971). O conjunto de sobrenomes selecionado era sempre um meio de "adensar" ou "afinar" as relacionalidades, produzindo continuidade e diferenciação ao mesmo tempo.…”
Section: Sobrenomes E Sentimentosunclassified