Fanol

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Fanol m

1. a male given name

From fanol (“dove”).

Fanol

1. a male given name

• In Amis naming customs, a personal name consists of either:

1. given name + parent’s name (typically the mother’s name) — common among northern Taiwan Amis
2. given name + parent’s name + clan name — common among southern Taiwan Amis (including Coastal, Malan and Hengchun subgroups), where clan-based social structure is prevalent

• Center for aboriginal studies (2014), “Fanol”, in 原住民族人名譜 [Dictionary of Indigenous Names in Taiwan]‎^[1] (in Chinese), Taipei: Council of Indigenous Peoples