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This structure is shared amongst the different <a href="/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_Afghanistan" title="Ethnic groups in Afghanistan">ethnicities of Afghanistan</a> and people of <a href="/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" title="Khyber Pakhtunkhwa">Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-mitre_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mitre-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Given_names">Given names</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Afghan_name&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Given names"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Traditionally, Afghans only use a first name and lack a last name. This is also the case among <a href="/wiki/Pashtuns" title="Pashtuns">Pashtuns</a> in neighbouring Pakistan. Those having only a first name may be distinguished by tribe, place of birth, profession or honorific title.<sup id="cite_ref-mitre_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mitre-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is generally those from developing regions who are known by a <a href="/wiki/Mononym" title="Mononym">mononym</a> due to the lack of a legal identification system. They may also have multiple mononyms (i.e. may be called by multiple personal names). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Males">Males</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Afghan_name&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Males"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Male names are normally compounded, for example <i>Ahmad Khan,</i> in which two words make up one single given name.<sup id="cite_ref-SBS_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SBS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Males often have Islamic names derived from <a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a> that are popular throughout the Muslim world, whereas females more commonly have names from local Pashto or Persian origin, which itself can have derivations from various <a href="/wiki/Indo-Iranian_languages" title="Indo-Iranian languages">Indo-Iranian languages</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Sanskrit" title="Sanskrit">Sanskrit</a>. </p><p>Male first names very often have two parts, usually the "proper" name and the "subordinate" name.<sup id="cite_ref-mitre_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mitre-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For example: </p> <ul><li>The full name <i>Mohammad Zaman</i>, which consists of the subordinate name <i>Mohammad</i> and the proper name <i>Zaman</i>.</li> <li>The full name <i>Ghulam Hazrat</i>, which consists of the subordinate name <i>Hazrat</i> and the proper name <i>Ghulam</i>.</li></ul> <p>This is not always the case, and sometimes both parts are combined as one,<sup id="cite_ref-mitre_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mitre-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for example: </p> <ul><li>The full name <i>Abdul Ali</i></li> <li>The full name <i>Din Mohammad</i></li></ul> <p>In rare cases, a male first name only has a single part, for example the full name <i><a href="/wiki/Farid" title="Farid">Farid</a></i>, or the full name <i><a href="/wiki/Homayoun" title="Homayoun">Homayoun</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-mitre_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mitre-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Below is a list of assorted Afghan given names of local Pashto or Persian origin or otherwise of Indo-Persian origin. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Transliteration</th> <th>Translation </th></tr> <tr> <td>اېمل</td> <td><i>Aimal</i></td> <td>friend </td></tr> <tr> <td>ارمان</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Arman_(given_name)" title="Arman (given name)">Arman</a></i></td> <td>hope </td></tr> <tr> <td>اورنگ</td> <td><i>Aurang</i></td> <td>wisdom (see also <a href="/wiki/Aurangzeb" title="Aurangzeb">Aurangzeb</a>, Mughal emperor) </td></tr> <tr> <td>بابک</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Babak_(given_name)" title="Babak (given name)">Babak</a></i></td> <td>(character from <i><a href="/wiki/Shahnameh" title="Shahnameh">Shahnama</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>بخت</td> <td><i>Bakht</i></td> <td>luck </td></tr> <tr> <td>بېلتون</td> <td><i>Beltoon</i></td> <td>separation </td></tr> <tr> <td>ډګر</td> <td><i>Dagar</i></td> <td>battle field </td></tr> <tr> <td>غټول</td> <td><i>Ghatool</i></td> <td>tulip </td></tr> <tr> <td>ګلزار</td> <td><i>Gulzar</i></td> <td>flower garden </td></tr> <tr> <td>خوشال</td> <td><i>Khushal</i></td> <td>happy </td></tr> <tr> <td>خيبر</td> <td><i>Khyber</i></td> <td>(refers to the <a href="/wiki/Khyber_Pass" title="Khyber Pass">Khyber Pass</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>کوشان</td> <td><i>Kushan</i></td> <td>hard-working </td></tr> <tr> <td>لمر</td> <td><i>Lmar</i></td> <td>sun </td></tr> <tr> <td>مرجان</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Marjan_(name)" title="Marjan (name)">Marjan</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>ننګيالې</td> <td><i>Nangial</i></td> <td>honorable </td></tr> <tr> <td>پېمان</td> <td><i>Paiman</i></td> <td>promise </td></tr> <tr> <td>رنګين</td> <td><i>Rangeen</i></td> <td>colored </td></tr> <tr> <td>رستم</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rostam_(name)" title="Rostam (name)">Rustam</a></i></td> <td>(see <a href="/wiki/Rostam_and_Sohrab" title="Rostam and Sohrab">Rostam and Sohrab</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>سرباز</td> <td><i>Sarbaz</i></td> <td>eagle </td></tr> <tr> <td>شاه زر</td> <td><i>Shahzar</i></td> <td>king of gold </td></tr> <tr> <td>شينو</td> <td><i>Shino</i></td> <td>green eyed </td></tr> <tr> <td>سپېڅلې</td> <td><i>Spetselai</i></td> <td>pious </td></tr> <tr> <td>تعبان</td> <td><i>Taban</i></td> <td>bright moonlight </td></tr> <tr> <td>طوفان</td> <td><i>Toofan</i></td> <td>storm (as in Hindi: तूफान) </td></tr> <tr> <td>وېس</td> <td><i>Wais</i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>يمه</td> <td><i>Yama</i></td> <td>old lord </td></tr> <tr> <td>زلمې</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Zalmay" title="Zalmay">Zalmay</a></i></td> <td>young </td></tr> <tr> <td>زرګر</td> <td><i>Zargar</i></td> <td>goldsmith </td></tr> <tr> <td>زرمست</td> <td><i>Zarmast</i></td> <td>gold excitement </td></tr> <tr> <td>زيار</td> <td><i>Ziar</i></td> <td>laborious </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Females">Females</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Afghan_name&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Females"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Female first names tend to have a single component, for example <i>Fereyba</i>, <i>Laila</i>, or <i><a href="/wiki/Roya_(given_name)" title="Roya (given name)">Roya</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-SBS_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SBS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In rarer instances they may have two parts, for example <i>Gol Khanom</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-mitre_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mitre-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Female names of Arabic origin are less common than Arabic male names;<sup id="cite_ref-mitre_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mitre-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> some examples are: <i><a href="/wiki/Jamila" title="Jamila">Jamila</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Nadia" title="Nadia">Nadia</a></i> or <i><a href="/wiki/Zahra_(name)" title="Zahra (name)">Zahra</a></i>. </p><p>The table below shows a list of assorted female names of Pashto or Persian origin (or otherwise of Indo-Persian origin), with many referring to beauty and nature.<sup id="cite_ref-mitre_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mitre-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Transliteration</th> <th>Translation </th></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><i>Wazmakai</i></td> <td>breeze </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><i>Nurani</i></td> <td>shiny </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><i>Zarghun</i> / <i>Zarghuna</i></td> <td>green </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><i>Torpekai</i></td> <td>black bangs </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><i>Nasrin</i></td> <td>jonquil </td></tr> <tr> <td>آناهیتا</td> <td><i>Anahita</i></td> <td>(name of <a href="/wiki/Anahita" title="Anahita">ancient goddess</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>فرشته</td> <td><i>Freshta</i> / <i>Farishta</i></td> <td>angel </td></tr> <tr> <td>کونتره</td> <td><i>Kawtara</i> / <i>Kontara</i></td> <td>pigeon </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><i>Spogmay</i> / <i>Spozhmay</i></td> <td>moon </td></tr> <tr> <td>بي بي</td> <td><i>Bibi</i></td> <td>lady </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><i>Rodaba</i></td> <td>(character from <i><a href="/wiki/Shahnameh" title="Shahnameh">Shahnama</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>ګلنار</td> <td><i>Gulnar</i></td> <td>flower from fire </td></tr> <tr> <td>اريانه</td> <td><i>Ariana</i> / <i>Aryana</i></td> <td>(see <a href="/wiki/Ariana" title="Ariana">Ariana</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>خاټول</td> <td><i>Khatol</i></td> <td>golden poppy </td></tr> <tr> <td>هليه</td> <td><i>Hila</i></td> <td>hope </td></tr> <tr> <td>لال زاري</td> <td><i>Lalzari</i></td> <td>golden ruby </td></tr> <tr> <td>مينه</td> <td><i>Mina</i></td> <td>love </td></tr> <tr> <td>فروزان</td> <td><i>Forozan</i></td> <td>shining </td></tr> <tr> <td>ملالئ</td> <td><i>Malala</i> / <i>Malalai</i></td> <td>melancholic (also refers to <a href="/wiki/Malalai_of_Maiwand" title="Malalai of Maiwand">Malalai of Maiwand</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>نغمه</td> <td><i>Naghma</i></td> <td>melody </td></tr> <tr> <td>نازو</td> <td><i>Nazo</i></td> <td>handsome (also refers to famous Pashto poetess <a href="/wiki/Nazo_Tokhi" title="Nazo Tokhi">Nazo Tokhi</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>پریسا</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Parisa_(given_name)" title="Parisa (given name)">Parisa</a></i></td> <td>fairy-like </td></tr> <tr> <td>پلوشه</td> <td><i>Palwasha</i></td> <td>light ray (of the) moon </td></tr> <tr> <td>شانزئ</td> <td><i>Shanzai</i></td> <td>tree of paradise </td></tr> <tr> <td>شينکئ</td> <td><i>Shinkai</i></td> <td>greenish </td></tr> <tr> <td>ودانه</td> <td><i>Wadana</i></td> <td>prosperous </td></tr> <tr> <td>واورينه</td> <td><i>Wawrina</i></td> <td>snow white </td></tr> <tr> <td>یلدا</td> <td><i>Yalda</i></td> <td>(named after <a href="/wiki/Yald%C4%81_Night" title="Yaldā Night">Yaldā Night</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>زېتونه</td> <td><i>Zaituna</i></td> <td>olive </td></tr> <tr> <td>زرينه</td> <td><i>Zareena</i></td> <td>golden </td></tr> <tr> <td>زهل</td> <td><i>Zohal</i></td> <td>moon (of) another planet </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Neutral_names">Neutral names</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Afghan_name&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Neutral names"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Examples of gender-neutral Afghan names include: <i><a href="/wiki/Gul_(name)" title="Gul (name)">Gul</a></i> (meaning "flower"), <i><a href="/wiki/Lal" title="Lal">Lal</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Sultan" title="Sultan">Sultan</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Taj_(name)" title="Taj (name)">Taj</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Shaista" title="Shaista">Shaista</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Last_names">Last names</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Afghan_name&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Last names"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Category:Surnames_of_Afghan_origin" title="Category:Surnames of Afghan origin">Category:Surnames of Afghan origin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Category:Pashto-language_surnames" title="Category:Pashto-language surnames">Category:Pashto-language surnames</a></div> <p>While most Afghans lack a last name, they are more common among urban populations or the educated or higher class. Last names can represent a father's name, tribal affiliation, or an adjective describing the person. Thus, in some cases, people of the same family may have different last names.<sup id="cite_ref-mitre_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mitre-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Common forms of last names referring to tribal affiliation are: </p> <ul><li>-<i>ai</i> or -<i>i</i>, usually added to the area of origin, for example <i>Karzai</i> (from <a href="/wiki/Karz,_Kandahar" title="Karz, Kandahar">Karz, Kandahar</a>), <i>Marghai</i>, <i>Kohistani</i> or <i>Hussaini</i></li> <li>-<i>zai</i> or -<i>zoy</i>, meaning "son" in Pashto, for example <i><a href="/wiki/Ghilzai" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghilzai">Ghilzai</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Popalzai" title="Popalzai">Popalzai</a> or <a href="/wiki/Yusufzai" title="Yusufzai">Yusufzai</a>.</i></li> <li>-<i>khel</i> / <i>khil</i> (in Pashto), meaning "branch", for example <i>Suleimankhel</i> or <i>Omarkhil</i></li> <li>(containing) -<i>gul</i>, for example <i>Gulbaz</i></li></ul> <p>Tribal names are usually patrilineal. The ancestral line of females generally is not included as part of the identity. Afghan women traditionally do not take their husband's surnames when they marry.<sup id="cite_ref-SBS_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SBS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other known suffixes include: </p> <ul><li>-<i>ullah</i>, referring to <i><a href="/wiki/Allah" title="Allah">Allah</a></i>, for example <i>Rahmatullah</i> or <i>Hafizullah</i></li> <li>-<i><a href="/wiki/Uddin" class="mw-redirect" title="Uddin">uddin</a></i>, for example <i>Shamsuddin</i> or <i>Ghawsuddin</i></li> <li>-<i>zada</i> / <i>zadah</i>, meaning "son of" in Persian, for example <i>Khanzada</i> or <i>Shahzada</i></li> <li>-<i>bakhsh</i>, "granted by"</li> <li>'-<i>dad</i>, "given by", for example <i>Baridad</i></li></ul> <p>Among ethnic Pashtuns, surnames based on location are not common. For most of their history, Pashtuns have lived a rural, transhumant, semi-nomadic life and therefore surnames tied to cities or locations are rare. Some tribes identify with locations, such as the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Khostwal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Khostwal (page does not exist)">Khostwal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Khost_Province" title="Khost Province">Khost</a>, or the <a href="/wiki/Bannuchis" class="mw-redirect" title="Bannuchis">Bannuchis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bannu_District" title="Bannu District">Bannu</a> in Pakistan. </p><p>Surnames may also be derived from honorifics, for example <i><a href="/wiki/Khan_(title)" title="Khan (title)">Khan</a></i> which was adopted via cross-cultural exchanges between <a href="/wiki/Turko-Mongol" class="mw-redirect" title="Turko-Mongol">Turko-Mongol</a> peoples. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honorifics">Honorifics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Afghan_name&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Honorifics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Category:Titles_in_Afghanistan" title="Category:Titles in Afghanistan">Category:Titles in Afghanistan</a></div> <p>Honorifics are also given to some people, for example <i><a href="/wiki/Khan_(title)" title="Khan (title)">Khan</a></i> which is used for men's names, or <i>Jan</i> used for both men's and women's names.<sup id="cite_ref-mitre_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mitre-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For example: </p> <ul><li><i>Sharif Khan</i>, <i>Latif Khan</i>, <i>Khalil Jan</i> for males</li> <li><i>Sharifa Jan</i>, <i>Latifa Jan</i> for females</li></ul> <p>Honorific names can signify certain ranks of notability<sup id="cite_ref-mitre_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mitre-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> such as royal, religious or occupational status.<sup id="cite_ref-rosette_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rosette-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Below are some examples: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agha_(title)" title="Agha (title)">Agha</a> - sir, mister; a general term of respect</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khan_(title)" title="Khan (title)">Khan</a> - served at one time as a title for an honored person</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mullah" title="Mullah">Mullah</a> - Muslim cleric</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mawlawi_(Islamic_title)" title="Mawlawi (Islamic title)">Mawlawi</a> - Muslim cleric</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ustad" title="Ustad">Ustad</a> - a master craftsperson, lecturer or a person who is the master of a profession</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghazi_(warrior)" title="Ghazi (warrior)">Ghazi</a> - military-related</li> <li>Dagarwal - military-related</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sayyid" title="Sayyid">Sayyid</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sharif" title="Sharif">sharif</a> - honorific titles given to men accepted as descendants of <a href="/wiki/Muhammad" title="Muhammad">Muhammad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sardar" title="Sardar">Sardar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khwaja" class="mw-redirect" title="Khwaja">Khwaja</a> - "lord"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akhund" title="Akhund">Akhund</a> - Muslim scholar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shah" title="Shah">Shah</a> - "king"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Engineer_(Afghan_honorific)" title="Engineer (Afghan honorific)">Engineer</a> - someone with the said profession</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Addressing">Addressing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Afghan_name&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Addressing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Titles_and_honorifics">Titles and honorifics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Afghan_name&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Titles and honorifics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some honorifics are used in addressing people in place of their actual given name, such as <i><a href="/wiki/Mullah" title="Mullah">Mullah</a></i> or <i><a href="/wiki/Doctor_(title)" title="Doctor (title)">Doctor</a></i>. Patronymic names are also sometimes used in addressing people, for example <i>dokhtare Golbibi</i> meaning "daughter of Golbibi". They can also be used for the person's father's title, for example <i>bache rayis</i> meaning "son of the President".<sup id="cite_ref-mitre_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mitre-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nicknames">Nicknames</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Afghan_name&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Nicknames"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nicknames are sometimes used to address someone; the most common are those related to beauty, nature or a brave animal.<sup id="cite_ref-mitre_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mitre-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Examples include: </p> <ul><li><i>ezmaray</i>, meaning "lion"</li> <li><i>sheragha</i>, meaning "master of the lion"</li> <li><i>golagha</i>, meaning "master of the flower"</li> <li><i>setara</i> (Dari) or <i>storay</i> (Pashto), meaning "star"</li> <li><i>ghotay</i> meaning "plant"</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Diminutives">Diminutives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Afghan_name&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Diminutives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Used for close friends or children, these are often shorter forms of given names with an -<i>o</i> suffix,<sup id="cite_ref-mitre_1-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mitre-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for example: </p> <ul><li><i>Najmudin</i> > <i>Naj<b>o</b></i></li> <li><i>Khalil</i> > <i>Khal<b>o</b></i></li></ul> <p>Another suffix is -<i>ak</i> or -<i>gak</i>, strictly used only in addressing someone directly. For example <i>bachagak</i> meaning "little boy", or <i>dokhtarak</i> meaning <i>little girl</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-mitre_1-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mitre-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kinship_names">Kinship names</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Afghan_name&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Kinship names"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Term</th> <th>Translation </th></tr> <tr> <td>"Moor" , <i>mādar</i>, <i>bobo</i>, <i>nana</i></td> <td>mother </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>padar</i>, <i>bāba</i>, <i>āgha</i>, <i>Plaar</i></td> <td>father </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>berādar</i>, <i>Oror</i></td> <td>brother </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>amshira</i>, <i>khwar</i>, <i>Khor</i></td> <td>sister </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>zan</i>, <i>khānom</i>, <i>Khza</i></td> <td>wife </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>shāwar</i>, <i>shuy</i>, <i>Merra</i></td> <td>husband </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>lala</i>, <i>kākā</i>, <i>Meshr Oror</i></td> <td>elder brother </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>apa</i>, <i>khowar</i>, <i>amshira</i>, <i>Meshra Khor</i></td> <td>elder sister </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>māmā</i>, <i>khalu</i></td> <td>uncle (maternal) </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>kākā</i>, <i>amu</i></td> <td>uncle (paternal) </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>khāla</i></td> <td>aunt (maternal) </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>ama</i></td> <td>aunt (paternal) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regional_differences">Regional differences</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Afghan_name&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Regional differences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ethnic <a href="/wiki/Pashtuns" title="Pashtuns">Pashtuns</a> are more likely to have <a href="/wiki/Pashto_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Pashto language">Pashto</a> names, for example <i>Turyalai Muhammadzai</i> for a male, or <i>Shaperai Isupazai</i> for a female. Speakers of <a href="/wiki/Dari_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Dari language">Dari</a> (e.g. the <a href="/wiki/Tajiks" title="Tajiks">Tajiks</a>) are more likely to have <a href="/wiki/Persian_language" title="Persian language">Persian</a> names, for example <i>Bashir Bijan</i> for a male, or <i>Shirin Kuhestani</i> for a female. Ethnic <a href="/wiki/Hazaras" title="Hazaras">Hazara</a> names tend to contain more <a href="/wiki/Shi%27ite" class="mw-redirect" title="Shi'ite">Shi'ite</a> related names, like <i><a href="/wiki/Ali_(name)" title="Ali (name)">Ali</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Hussein" title="Hussein">Hossain</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-mitre_1-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mitre-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Names can also display pronunciation differences germane to the two main accents of Pashto. For example, the girl's name "Zarlakht", as pronounced in the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Pashto" title="Northern Pashto">Northern Pashto</a> dialect of <a href="/wiki/Kabul" title="Kabul">Kabul</a> or <a href="/wiki/Peshawar" title="Peshawar">Peshawar</a> (Pakistan), will be pronounced as "Zarlasht" in the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Pashto" title="Southern Pashto">Southern Pashto</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kandahar" title="Kandahar">Kandahar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Quetta" title="Quetta">Quetta</a> (Pakistan). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transcription_and_international_usage">Transcription and international usage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Afghan_name&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Transcription and international usage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since there is no orthographic standardization, and because there are diverse dialects, there are many discrepancies in transcription of Afghan names into English, especially from Pashto.<sup id="cite_ref-rosette_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rosette-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The second component of male names (for example the <i>Khan</i> in <i>Gul Khan</i>) is generally treated as a last name in the West, despite <i>Khan</i> originally being a honorific title. In an English-speaking country it would be treated as a last name, with <i>Gul</i> the first name, in this case.<sup id="cite_ref-mitre_1-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mitre-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The lack of standardization means that English renderings can also vary, for example the name مسعود can be variously transcribed as <i>Massoud</i>, <i>Masoud</i>, or <i>Mas'ud</i>. Interposition of spaces can also vary; for example, both <i>Miakhel</i> and <i>Mia Khel</i> have been used as transliterations of the same name.<sup id="cite_ref-mitre_1-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mitre-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rosette_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rosette-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Afghans who have a "proper" name before the "subordinate" (for example, the <i>Zaman</i> in <i>Mohamad Zaman Naderi</i>) would likely abbreviate the first component when transcribing the full name in English - in this case, for example, <i>M. Zaman Naderi</i> - or adopt it as a <a href="/wiki/Middle_name" title="Middle name">middle name</a>, as: <i>Zaman M. Naderi</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-mitre_1-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mitre-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Pathan" is used as a surname in <a href="/wiki/Pathans_in_India" title="Pathans in India">Pashtun communities living in the Indian subcontinent</a>, because they are known as Pathans or Pashtuns to their neighbouring communities, so they simplify it as a surname rather than their tribal name. Some <a href="/wiki/Tajiks" title="Tajiks">Tajiks</a> and South Asians have Pashto names, a sign of Pashtun ancestry, or at least patrilineal ancestry. The Dardic <a href="/wiki/Pashayi_people" title="Pashayi people">Pashayis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hindkowans" title="Hindkowans">Hindkowans</a> do not speak Pashto, but 30-60% of their people live in a Pashtun culture. The assimilated communities may have traces of people with given names derived exclusively from Pashto. "Afghan" is an archaic name, and has been used among Pashtuns in Iran to signify their Pashtun ancestry to other Iranians because they are known as Afghans to Iranians. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Afghan_name&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Iranian_name" class="mw-redirect" title="Iranian name">Iranian name</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Afghanistan" title="Culture of Afghanistan">Culture of Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pashtun_culture" title="Pashtun culture">Pashtun culture</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Afghan_name&action=edit&section=15" 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Pseudonym" title="Pseudonym">Pseudonyms</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_pseudonyms" title="List of pseudonyms">list</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Art_name" title="Art name">Art name</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bug%C5%8D" title="Bugō">Bugō</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickname" title="Nickname">Nicknames</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_nicknames" title="Lists of nicknames">list</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hypocorism" title="Hypocorism">Hypocorism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_monarchs_by_nickname" title="List of monarchs by nickname">Monarchs</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nom_de_guerre" class="mw-redirect" title="Nom de guerre">Nom de guerre</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pen_name" title="Pen name">Pen name</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Heteronym_(literature)" title="Heteronym 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title="Baptism">Baptism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Name_day" title="Name day">Name day</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Calendar_of_saints" title="Calendar of saints">Calendar of saints</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acronym" title="Acronym">Acronym</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anonymity" title="Anonymity">Anonymity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthropomorphism" title="Anthropomorphism">Anthropomorphism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Personification" title="Personification">Personification</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_personification" title="National personification">National</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Call_sign" title="Call sign">Call sign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deadnaming" title="Deadnaming">Deadnaming</a></li> <li><a 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