All right. So, my brother in law married a filipino women, they just had a little girl together and when they were deciding on names she insisted that the baby have her maiden name as her middle name. She says it is filipino tradition to do this, but I know a couple other filipino mothers who have never heard of this. She also insists that for the first 6 months after the baby is born that the grandmother is supposed to take the baby and care for it entirely for the first 6 months. Once again, this sounds a bit odd to me so I ask my filipino friends and none of them have heard of this. So, I am looking for some answers to these questions from people who know the filipino traditions when it comes to naming the newborns and who is to care for the newborns. Im not talking about traditions 100 years ago, Im talking about traditions that are still alive today (even if they arent widely known).
So, is it true that when a filipino child is born, the childs middle name is supposed to be the maiden name of the mother?
And is it true that when a filipino baby is born that the grandmother is supposed to care for the baby in all its entirety for the first 6 months?
Thanks to anyone who can help me on this. I tried to post this on neopets but of course all I got was the normal "You cant post non-neopets related questions here!" stuff.
So, is it true that when a filipino child is born, the childs middle name is supposed to be the maiden name of the mother?
And is it true that when a filipino baby is born that the grandmother is supposed to care for the baby in all its entirety for the first 6 months?
Thanks to anyone who can help me on this. I tried to post this on neopets but of course all I got was the normal "You cant post non-neopets related questions here!" stuff.