The reference of a person or family in a conversation based on a place name is one of several ways place names can become a family clan name. Below are some clan names that are derived from place names or place name reference.
Adiluk
Afame
Amerikåno
Aniguak
Assan
Chapones
Chino
Dadi
Englis
Hågat
Hagåtña
Humåtak/Måtak
Lamon
Manila
Tagålo
Tepungan
On August 28, 2013, I wrote a blogged one of my observations, titled “Genealogy and Geographical Nodes 1890-1906. I called it “Geographical Nodes,” because I had no other better way of describing it at the time as it relates to genealogy. Every family clan name has a history. These just happen to come from place names to distinguish between one person/family from another during a conversation of and in a specific context.
There are literally thousands of place names throughout each island in the Marianas. Can you name other CHamoru clan names that are derived from place names?
Bibliography:
Punzalan, Bernard. 2013. Genealogy and Geographical Nodes 1890-1906. Retrieved from: https://chamorroroots.com/v7/home/topics/taotao-tano/research-tips/genealogy-and-geographical-nodes-1890-1906
