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		pxeger1 on July 15, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Akan Names It's interesting how common it is across different cultures that there are different names for boys and girls. I wonder why this happened?

resolutebat on July 15, 2023 [–]

This is by no means universal. Balinese names, in particular, are typically by birth order regardless of gender.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balinese_name

pxeger1 on July 15, 2023 | [–]

I'm aware it's not nearly universal, but it does happen a lot.

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