[lojban] Re: Logical Naming Conventions

[Adam Raizen <adam.raizen@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 01:43, John E Clifford <kali9putra@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Well, what do you want names to do -- beyond contextual uniqueness?  Be
> pretty?  then pick something pretty.  Be informative? Pick something that
> gives the information you consider important.

Names also often serve as a source of cultural identification for the
bearer. Some immigrants to Israel Hebraize their name, Muslim converts
often choose Arabic names, naturalized Icelandic citizens choose
Icelandic names, etc.

-- 
Adam Raizen <adam.raizen@gmail.com>
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