'As part of restoring their national identity, people started to search for their roots and in 1991 President P. Ochirbat issued a decree for the restoration of family names. People were free to pick their own names, ' said Serjee who has written a guide on how to do it. Most people have chosen the Genghis Khan family name, Borjigid, which like many other names is taken from clan totem.
Other Mongolians are named after other animals like eagles or crows, as well as professions such as smith, hunter, or camelbreeder.
Although 60 percent of Mongolians have preferred to choose to belong to Genghis Kan's clan, others have sought to found their own illustrious name like, Mongolia's first and so far only man in space. Cosmonaut Gurragchaa, who returned to earth in 1981, has registered himself as Mr. Cosmos, ensuring that generations to come will not forget who they are and where they came from.
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