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in reply to a message by Magia
I am not exactly familiar with the way Bulgarian Turks form their names, but I know that nowadays a lot of them choose to put the father's name without the Bulgarian -ov/-ev (-ova/-eva for girls) in the end. So Myumyun Rosie Myumyun would be Myumyun, son of Rosie, grandson/offspring of Myumyun.
And yes, the li'l guy's name is Myumyun Myumyun. In Bulgaria it's quite common to name a boy after his paternal grandfather who in most cases gives the last name. The US equivalent would be John Johnson, the South American - Rodrigo Rodriguez, etc. I know 3 boys by the name of Ivan Ivanov, and those are not a rare occurrence, believe me =o). Also, I am not sure all the other Slavic people have that "dispay of variety", so it must be the Slavic way plus Eastern European traditions.
I hope that clarifies some things (or at least, doesn't confuse anybody :P)
And yes, the li'l guy's name is Myumyun Myumyun. In Bulgaria it's quite common to name a boy after his paternal grandfather who in most cases gives the last name. The US equivalent would be John Johnson, the South American - Rodrigo Rodriguez, etc. I know 3 boys by the name of Ivan Ivanov, and those are not a rare occurrence, believe me =o). Also, I am not sure all the other Slavic people have that "dispay of variety", so it must be the Slavic way plus Eastern European traditions.
I hope that clarifies some things (or at least, doesn't confuse anybody :P)
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Well, in Croatia the children are given only a first name and the last name is usually the father's last name. Sometimes, if the mother hasn't changed her maiden name or has two last names( her maiden name and her husband's last name) the child is given two last names.Rarely children are given two first names and then both names are always used.
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