Briefly describe the characteristics of Burmese naming.

Burmese names and surnames are preceded by maw (younger brother) KO (older brother among peers) U (uncles such as current President U THIEN SEIN).

For women, add ma (sister) DAW (aunt, such as Aung San KYI, leader of the Democratic Party of Myanmar).

Myanmar men's names are mostly named after words that describe perseverance, while women are named after gentle and sweet words.