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I am working on a contact database for AIDS research in Malawi Africa and want to enter a sample entry but don't want to use John Smith because...well...obviously...
Anyone know of a way to get some common names listings for this part of the world?
Please email me directly at fiona@web.net with your suggestions.
Thanks in advance,
Fiona
Anyone know of a way to get some common names listings for this part of the world?
Please email me directly at fiona@web.net with your suggestions.
Thanks in advance,
Fiona
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Hey Fiona,
I've had no previous exposure to things Malawian, but just looking at a coupla articles on the Net, it looks like they tend to use English first names (Charles, Dan, Bob, etc.) and African last names (probably in the Chichewa language). So picking a first name like "Joseph" would work.
As for Africa in general, I'd be inclined to think that "Mohammed" in its various spellings was the most common first name.
I've had no previous exposure to things Malawian, but just looking at a coupla articles on the Net, it looks like they tend to use English first names (Charles, Dan, Bob, etc.) and African last names (probably in the Chichewa language). So picking a first name like "Joseph" would work.
As for Africa in general, I'd be inclined to think that "Mohammed" in its various spellings was the most common first name.
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