Zhety-ata (Kazakh: Жеті ата, "seven grandfathers/ancestors") is a tradition among the Kazakh people, in which one is obligated to know or recite the names of at least seven direct blood ancestors such as father, grandfather, great grandfather and great-great-grandfather etc.
[1] This process often has been taught for generations from childhood by parents.
The second reason is that this tradition is regarded as a helpful means to know and remember the historical background of each Kazakh and their tribes in the past.
In the oral folklore of Kazakhs, it is said that the newborn child will be wise, healthy mentally, and physically strong under the "Jety-Ata" rule.
The naming method is as follows which starts from the grandson and then descends to the further generations:[2]