Mongolians have a tradition of giving unpleasant names to children born to couples whose previous children have died, to confuse evil spirits. Examples are Nekhii 'Sheepskin', Nergüi 'No Name', Medekhgüi, 'I Don't Know', Khünbish 'Not A Human Being', Khenbish 'Nobody', Ogtbish 'Not At All', Enebish 'Not This One', Terbish 'Not That One'.
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