The Burmese Names project is intended to help the world better understand and appreciate the unique names of the Burmese (Bamar) people. Over 235,000 names were collected and analyzed to give a statistical perspective on name popularity and trends. Interested in more information?
- About Burmese Names gives a brief overview of Burmese naming practices.
- About Burmese Romanization explains some of the difficulties of talking about Burmese names in the Roman script rather than in the Burmese script.
- About the Burmese Name Data describes the phone book data used as a source for names on this site as well as some of the limitations of that kind of data.
Or you can see details about most of the most common Burmese name elements:
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