EXAMPLES OF KELABIT NAMES

1. MusaWan @ Garawat Nulun @ Maran Tapan @ Udan Turun 

Musa Wan           – government’s name

Garawat Nulun     – Kelabit name as a child

Maran Tapan       – name on birth of daughter (first child)

Udan Turun          – name on birth of grandson (first grandchild)

2. Connie Aping @ Aping Trang@ Sinah @ Sinah Maren Tudo 

Connie                 – Christian name

Aping Trang         – Kelabit name

Connie Aping       – this name is the ‘legal one’ she uses on official documents

On the birth of her child, her parents gave her the name Sinah(mother). She is a grandmother now. Her uncle gave her a new name, Sinah Maren Tudo.

3. Bulan Ipang @ Sina Balang Garau @ Puun Maran

Bulan Ipang          – given name /government record name

Sina Balang Garau– name given on birth of first child. Her parents picked this name which uses one of her grandmothers’ name.

Puun Maran          – name on birth of first grandchild, also a ‘family’ name, from a grandmother.