When we were young most of us got names that were mostly found in the Old Testament such as Moses, Daniel, etc. Some other names such as mine, Ainea (pronounced as EY-NIYAH) were also not common in the Bible and we have a similar one, Aeneas. I might guess the reason for this naming was mainly because Christianity was a major factor. We were all happy to acquire Christian names every occasion – from baptism, first communion and the Sacrament of confirmation.
I have said here before that one had an official name, which gave you character and was used by teachers, parents and official communications. One also had a nickname that was usually used by friends. We never had funny names like mummy, daddy, Baba, etc.
Most of us were named according to traditions. We used to hear one name meant born at night, evening, etc. The traditional meaning was not much of a concern as we were born in the city and we were more inclined to Christian names. Most of us were named after our parents, grandparents or famous relatives.
