00000cab a22000004cb4500 IPP-00000179491 IPP 20160816114021.0 160816s2008 xx d | ||r |||||eng|| eng Asuncion, Ruperta Appellation practices among Ilocanos a look into the culture and social structure 2008 Tables The naming of children is a serious cultural practice among Ilocanos as it is in many other societies. This study looks into how Ilocanos name their children and relates these practices certain features of the Ilocano culture, social structure and world view. The choice of personal names during the formal baptismal rites is often influence by circumstances of birth, calendar of saints, the Bible, parts of parents' names, deceased kinsmen, historical figures. Personal names may be changed following folk-healing rituals observed when a person repeatedly get sick. A person may also be assigned tease names as he gets associated with some unique characteristics. Terms of indearment among various relations are also observed among Ilocanos. Whatever circumstances he finds himself in, an Ilocano's adaptation ability Carries her through, manifested, more often than not, in how she names herself. Personal names Personal names Cultural assimilation Ilocos Region UP Los Baños Journal Vol. VI, no. 1 (Jan. 2008 - Dec. 2008), 51-64 Article FI