名制是民族穩定發展的力量，不但可做為民族的邊界，更是自我認同與民族倫理秩序的基礎。台灣原住民族擁有各自的家族系譜，由於親屬關係與社會結構互異，在名制上也具有多樣性。日本時代以來，原住民各族的名制即有持續紀錄，近十餘年來，本族學者專家開始關注原住民族名制的研究。原住民族的傳統名字與人名登錄的探討，涵蓋學術、政策、民族運動等三項議題，三者之間緊密相扣，本文對其研究歷程提出系統性的回顧與分析。

The traditional naming system is a significant force for sustained development for an ethnic group. It not only serves as an ethnic boundary, but also acts as the foundation of self-identification and the moral order of interpersonal relations of an ethnos. As Taiwan’s aboriginal peoples have different kinship systems and social structures, their naming systems are distinct. Research on Taiwanese aborigines’ naming systems began during the Japanese colonial period. And native scholars and experts have paid attention to the topic for more than a decade. The traditional naming systems of Taiwanese Aborigines and name registration have relevance over three different domains: academic research, ethnic policy, and ethnic movements. This paper is a systematic retrospective analysis of research on the topic.