Meaning and spelling of personal names
A name is given to every person at birth and stays with them for life. When parents choose a name for their child, they express a good wish, so most names have beautiful meanings: Zafar — victory, Jasur — brave, bold, Sardor — leader, Nilufar — a beautiful flower growing in water (water lily). The branch of linguistics that studies people’s names is called anthroponymy. Names are always written with a capital letter, and some have an apostrophe: Ra’no, Ma’ruf. Writers have also chosen pen names: Ogahiy means “aware, informed”, Furqat means “separation”. Distorting a name or shortening it without reason is impolite.
Name cards: classmates write the meaning of their name and who chose it on a card and tell the class.