Balinese names run according to caste and position within a family. Its a compicated affair and here is some explaination.
Brahmana (priest) caste
Ida Bagus or Bagus (good one) for a male
Ida Ayu or Dayu (beautiful one) for a female.
Ksatria (rulers, warriors) caste
Anak Agung, Agung, Dewa for a male.
Anak Agung, Agung, Dewi, Dewayu for a female
Cokorda, Dewa Agung for members of the kingdom ruling clan.
Ksatria caste often have the following middle names.
Raka older sister / brother
Oka child
Rai younger sister / brother
Anom young woman
Ngurah an indication of authority
Wesia (merchants and officials ) caste
Gusti (lord) for men and women
Dewa for a man
Desak for a woman
Sudra (rice growers ) caste
Wayan, Putu, Gede for 1st born male child
Wayan, Putu, Iluh for 1st born female child
Made, Kadek for 2nd born male child
Made, Kadek, Nengah for 2nd born female child.
Nyoman, Komang for 3rd borm male and female children
Ketut for 4th born male or female children.
The 5th born reverts back to the list for 1st born children.
Last names are given names also. My former girlfriend was Made Yuni, from which I can tell she is a secon born forn the sudra caste. 95% of all Balinese are sudra.
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My family do not have “Brahmana” name. But my grand father is a priest (the top one) of one of the big and old temple in Bali.
What about the name Surya,where does it fit in..?
My hubby is I Gede, our daughte is Maddison but in Bali they call her Ni Putu & now Indah is Ni Made, I am also known as Ni Made in Bali…
I stands for male & the Ni is for female, as some of the names can be either gender…
Thanks Nick!!!
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