One of the more interesting results of colonialism are the naming customs of nations and minorities.
Filipino and Indonesian names, for example, are a melange of Castilian, Basque, American, English, Indigenous/Malay, Sanskrit and Arabic/Islamic words and customs.
Cape Coloureds’ names in South Africa are a blend of Dutch, French, English, Arabic/Islamic and Malay.
African-Americans’ names are a blend of English, Irish, Arabic/Islamic, Hebrew, French, Native American, Spanish and (rarely) Afrocentric origins.
Quite a dizzying array…
