How do I get an Igorot name?

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Contributor under Updates

beday /bÉ™.da’y/ : nickname
gobbaw /gob.ba’w/ : naming ritual; baptism, the Sagada way
pinikpikan /pi.nik.pi’kan/ : chicken and smoked pork

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Lornadahl

Visited Sagada for my 23rd birthday around November 2005. How can I get my Igorot name? 🙂

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admin

An Igorot name is not based on your birthday or on the date you visited Sagada. It is based either on the kind of person you are, or the Sagada family line you can be associated with. 🙂

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Magwilang Ganga Jr.

yeah the admin is right. if i were you, have time to visit the wonderful Sagada Again. il sure you Mr. Jessie Degay and Mr. Theofrenz Cayambas will entertain you.

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