Traditionally the name of a child is chosen a few days after birth, mostly on the sixth, ceremony is celebrated with rifle shots, balochi cultural dance etc, ceremony held is called "Shashag". The child is given a name of some worthy forefather who is not alive. But at the first instance, he is given an alternate name. As the Baloch had great respect for their departed elders, they gave names to the children formally, but in the meantime alternate names are chosen because the children by those would be receiving rebukes, which are considered an insult even to those names and always avoided.
The Baloch borrow names from trees, plants, colors and nature. Names are also derived from the name of week days.Mostly Baloch add their cast in their names and they also like to add their identity which is "Baloch" in their names. Father's name is also sometimes added to the actual name, as Chakar-e-Saihakk (Chakar son of Saihakk) or Haibitan Murad (Haibitan son of Murad). This practice most probably has crept into Baloch culture through Arabic influences at a much larger scale.
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