NAMING AS A DYNAMIC PROCESS

Abstract

This article aims to further Uhlenbeck's study of Javanese socio-linguistic classification of names by discussing how naming practices are held in everyday life and ritual social contexts. Paying attention to Javanese myth and life cycle rituals – especially those concerning birth – enables a better understanding of the naming process, in its evolution and transformation to current practice. It shows that the Javanese are consistent in their naming practices without loss of creativity in their improvisation.

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