tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333594859459488779.post2448260008301283437..comments2023-10-26T14:59:02.041+01:00Comments on Flowerly Smile: SurnamesMauahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023725207465310832noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333594859459488779.post-6936707934099454672012-10-06T08:41:42.251+01:002012-10-06T08:41:42.251+01:00Like woolie said, this post was very interesting. ...Like woolie said, this post was very interesting. Half way through your explanation I had to get a scratch-paper and write down the naming steps to not get confused.<br /><br />Across the border with the Baganda, kids are named according to a pool of names that belong to their father's clan. Taking it a step further, its common for children to be named after specific grandparents. I wouldnt be able to marry a girl who happens to have a surname that belongs to my same clan, because technically she's a relative of some kind however distant.Wendalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04086877633267923149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333594859459488779.post-33078091316266892592012-06-08T12:08:44.532+01:002012-06-08T12:08:44.532+01:00This post is very interesting. That is not to say ...This post is very interesting. That is not to say that my confusion is cleared up because I knew of a family where both parents' mums had the same name....causing no end of confusion. There is also the case of second marriage resulting in siblings having identical names. Back in my day Shah and Patel were the dominant names in the phone book.wooliehttp://www.wetwool.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333594859459488779.post-52006705546259138242012-05-24T19:09:09.158+01:002012-05-24T19:09:09.158+01:00Shiko, I have not seen a directory in ages. Welcom...Shiko, I have not seen a directory in ages. Welcome back to mauashire.Mauahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05023725207465310832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333594859459488779.post-82137906065741718692012-05-21T07:22:04.429+01:002012-05-21T07:22:04.429+01:00Yes the Kenya telephone directory does still exist...Yes the Kenya telephone directory does still exist. Kenya postel distributes them every year without fail!Shiko-Msahttp://shikomsa.comnoreply@blogger.com