Tipos

See also: tipos

Amis

Proper noun

Tipos

1. a female given name

Usage notes

• 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

References

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