I read the article thinking there would be an explanation as to why someone names a child like this - In fact I expected to learn they were orphans - but no explanation. So very sad
From my reading of it I gathered that in that culture, girls are considered quite expensive because they traditionally must give a bridegroom’s family a huge dowry...lots of wealth...before the girl can be married off. If you have a son, you have the prospect of your family receiving wealth from his bride, plus (from other reading I’ve done) in the bride you get another free household worker.
Economics. Not saying it’s right, but that seems to historically be the culture.