Editing Birth order (section)

== Traditional naming of children according to their birth order ==
In some of the world's cultures, birth order is so important that each child within the family is named according to the order in which the child was born. For example, in the Aboriginal Australian [[Barngarla language]], there are nine male birth order names and nine female birth order names, as following:<ref name=Zuck>[[Ghil'ad Zuckermann|Zuckermann, Ghil'ad]] and the Barngarla (2019), [https://www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/ghilad.zuckermann?dsn=directory.file;field=data;id=41076;m=view''Barngarlidhi Manoo (Speaking Barngarla Together)''], Barngarla Language Advisory Committee. ([https://www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/ghilad.zuckermann?dsn=directory.file;field=data;id=41096;m=view ''Barngarlidhi Manoo'' – Part II])</ref>{{rp|42}}

:'''Male''': ''Biri'' (1st), ''Warri'' (2nd), ''Gooni'' (3rd), ''Mooni'' (4th), ''Mari'' (5th), ''Yari'' (6th), ''Mili'' (7th), ''Wanggooyoo'' (8th) and ''Ngalai'' (9th). 
:'''Female''': ''Gardanya'' (1st), ''Wayooroo'' (2nd), ''Goonda'' (3rd), ''Moonaga'' (4th), ''Maroogoo'' (5th), ''Yaranda'' (6th), ''Milaga'' (7th), ''Wanggoordoo'' (8th) and ''Ngalaga'' (9th).<ref name=Zuck/>{{rp|42}}

To determine the suitable name for the newborn child, one first finds out the number of the newborn within the family, and only then chooses the male/female name, according to the gender of the newborn. So, for example, if a baby girl is born after three boys, her name would be ''Moonaga'' (4th born, female) as she is the fourth child within the family.

In some modern day Western cultures, it is common for parents to give their children the same name as them. This tradition dates back to the 17th century and is most prevalent in fathers and sons, where the son will receive the same first name, middle name, and surname with either a "Jr.", "II", "III" or "IV", etc. attached after the family surname. This practice started as a symbol of status for 'upper class' citizens, but is now more commonly used as a family tradition, not necessarily implying that they are of a 'higher status' than their peer(s), sibling(s) or other family members.

The tradition of a father naming his son after himself or a male relative from an earlier generation (grandfather, great-grandfather) is referred to as '[[patronymic]]', while the tradition of a mother naming her daughter after herself or a female relative from an earlier generation (grandmother, great-grandmother) is referred to as '[[matronymic]]'.