Names

How to Choose a Name

We encourage new Kutrigurs to research actual names preserved in the Timeline or in the List of Khans located in the history section of our website. Then they should sift through materials at http://groznijat.tripod.com/b_lang/index.html particularly centering on words from the monuments and Bulgar words that are contained in the Modern Bulgarian language.

Beyond that there are ancient Iranian names such as these (note Senmerv is in the upper left hand corner of the CAIS site).

http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Personal_Names/girls_names.htm

http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Personal_Names/boys_names.htm

Based on research... upon examining the list of actual names of Khans over time (go to the Culture section of our website at www.kutrigui.com and look at the Khanar (Khans) names), you get to 831AD before you get to Slavic names amongst the Khans. Before that they are uniquely Bulgar (a mixture of Hunnish-Iranian). Hunnish Mongolian/ Turkish/ Iranian names should take priority over Slavic names since our people are from 819AD (FYI). Some intermarriage occured with neighboring Slavs (before 819AD), but overall Slavic names amongst us weren't common (as such we should be careful about how many Kutriguri have them).

 Mongolian Names - Choose a Mongolian name if you are an Utigur or if you wish an ancient name from your ancestors.

Mongolian  names traditionally have an important symbolic character — a name with auspicious connotations being thought to bring good fortune to its bearer. The naming of children was usually done by the parents or a respected elder of the family, or by a lama. Nowadays most parents give Mongolian names to their children, often consisting of two nouns or adjectives, representing qualities such as solidity and strength for boys or beauty in the case of girls.

Male names often include the names of elements such as 'iron' or 'steel', or other words denoting strength, such as 'hero', 'strong', or 'axe': some examples are Gansükh 'steel-axe', Batsaikhan 'strong-nice', or Tömörbaatar 'iron-hero', Chuluunbold 'stone-steel'. Names of ancient Mongolian rulers are used as well, e.g. Chingis or Khubilai.

Women's names commonly refer to fine colours or flowers, the sun and moon, or may be made up of any other word with positive connotations using the feminine suffix -maa (Tib. 'mother'): some common examples are Altantsetseg 'golden-flower', Narantuyaa 'sun-beam', Uranchimeg 'artistic-decoration', Sarangerel 'moon-light', Erdenetungalag 'jewel-clear', and Tsetsegmaa 'flower'.

Many gender-neutral name components refer to auspicious qualities such as eternity or happiness: some examples are Mönkh 'eternal', Erdene 'jewel', Oyuun 'mind', Altan 'golden', Saikhan 'fine' and Enkh 'peace'. Many names include the names of places, including mountains, rivers etc., e.g. Altai or Tuul.

Mongolian Name Elements: You can create a name with a specific meaning using the guidelines below.

Bulgarian Names - Choose a Bulgarian name if you are Kutrigur or if you wish an name adopted from local tribes.