My Culture : Somali names
My culture Me in August in Beeyo Baxday, Northern Hargeisa By Abdikarim Garruun Somali names Many people, including the young generation of Somalis, think that Somali names are just names and have no meaning at all. But their opinion would change if they knew more about Somali culture because this one unique aspect of Somali culture is different from other cultures in the world. Like other nations in Africa and the word, Somalia has its own customs and culture. The culture of Somali people is broad and close to Islamic religion. Their way of living was shaped by their activities and environment. They are nomads and pastoralists. Let's look at how Somali people are named. A name is word given to a person, place, thing to separate the person, place or thing from an other. A name is a means of showing how people, countries, lands are different each other. Every creation on earth has a unique names that makes it different from the others. Soma...