A Walk About With Larry

FYI…primer on names in Bali

I’ve heard that there are only four names for people in Bali.  I’ve also met people who didn’t have one of the four names.  So I knew something was up?  Today I met Wayan Johny.  Wayan for being first born.  Johnny a nickname his father gave him.

Of course, people often choose an informal name to go by.  I went on a diving/snorkeling trip with Johnny Walker and Jack Sparrow, met James Bond, had Yoda arrange flight tickets for me and met a number of Mario’s here.

A tiny bit of research pulled up this article which sheds a lot of light on naming in Bali.

http://www.inbali.org/peoples-names-in-bali/

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