Bangladeshi name

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Personal names in Bangladesh may depend on the person's religion, ethnicity, or region of origin.

Contents 1 Muslim names 2 Hindu names 3 Buddhist names 4 References

[edit] Muslim names

Almost 90% of the people of Bangladesh are adherents of Islam, and because of this, they mostly use Arabic names. They also use native names, as long as they are never related to other religion. Among Muslims of Bangladesh, there are several different conventions. There is no fixed scheme for the structure of names.^[1]. Many people do not use a Family name, so members of a family can have different last names. Muhammad is a common prefix used before the name of many Muslim males, and it is not considered as the name used to refer to the person. In many cases, the "Muhammad" prefix is shortened to "Md", or "MD".

[edit] Hindu names

A Hindu Bangladeshi will have a given name, may or may not have a middle name and a family name. The family name is usually based on caste.

After marriage usually the Hindu woman's family name is changed to husband's family name or, in communities that don't use family names, the husband's given name.

[edit] Buddhist names

The Buddhists have several common last names, such as Baruah, Mutsuddi etc.

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[edit] References

1. ^ Understanding Communities:Bangladeshi Community, Cheshire County Council, October 2003.