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Re: Korean names
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ah that really clear the matter up.

thanks Konni-san!
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Posted on: 2008/2/7 18:03
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  •  kayoko
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Re: Korean names
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lumad wrote:
so this means that the middle name or the middle character is the given name, and the last character is the middle name?

take for example my korean crush Lee Da Hae, what will be her given name?

sorry i'm kinda slow this days, lack of sleep.


aiiee...its alright...ok par exemple...for Lee Da Hee...her given name is Da Hee and Lee is her family name...in america, i think its implied that the Da is her first name and Hee would be her middle name...not true... both=given name...no first and middle...all in one ^_^
Posted on: 2008/2/7 4:53
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  •  CrescentLupin9
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Re: Korean names
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i think lee would be the family name and Da is like the middle and Hae is the first? just guessing sorry if i'm wrong D:
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Posted on: 2008/2/6 23:18
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  •  lumad
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Re: Korean names
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so this means that the middle name or the middle character is the given name, and the last character is the middle name?

take for example my korean crush Lee Da Hae, what will be her given name?

sorry i'm kinda slow this days, lack of sleep.
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Posted on: 2008/2/6 23:10
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  •  CrescentLupin9
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Re: Korean names
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Hey thats like vietnamese too :D
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Posted on: 2008/2/6 18:18
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  •  jigenbakuda
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Re: Korean names
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I am so sorry, I never said my thanks for the explanation. I'm so rude. I think I understand. Well its pretty much what I thought. But I wanted to be sure. Thanks for my lesson in culture.
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Posted on: 2008/2/6 17:26
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  •  kayoko
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Re: Korean names
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laijunjie14 wrote:
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konnichiwa-san wrote:

simple man...the first character is of course the family name usual in asian families...then the next two characters are your given name...it really has nothing to do with your mom and dad's name put together...you pronounce it (both characters and thats your name) in america i kinda put the second character as a middle name...take my name for example...my name is ji min..i kinda put min as a middle name and just go by ji in public...you dont have to...either way you put it..it doesnt really matter...and yea i can spot a korean name written in english anywhere...though i look at the family name...

and the reason for the hyphenation is that, well first of all the person's given name is hyphenated not the family name...when american people see a korean name..i kinda think that they tend to say the first name(character) and assume that the second name(character) is their middle so they dont say it...i think its hyphenated to make the people see that the two characters are the person's whole name not first and middle...

does that make sense...i can clear it up for you better if ya dont understand this..


no different from chinese


well, korean did come from chinese
Posted on: 2008/2/4 6:21
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  •  <3_UtadaHikaru_Aijin_<3
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Re: Korean names
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my name has 3 words plus a hyphen lolz ^^
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Posted on: 2008/2/1 22:33
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  •  laijunjie14
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Re: Korean names
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konnichiwa-san wrote:
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jigenbakuda wrote:
Well I have a question. Now First off let me say this is not a racist question, also I'm not trying to offend anyone. I'm just curious. But my question is, why do korean names have 3 names? Is it like the english (british, I think its british, might go back farther in european history) way of naming, which includes a middle name. Or is it a joining of the father and mother's name? Could someone help me understand?

I think korean names are instantly recognizable in english letters and the language is instantly recognizable because of the circles in the characters(picture words). So since I can almost always spot a korean name, I want to know why they are so unique.

I also notice the last name (or perhaps the first) is hyphenated, why?


simple man...the first character is of course the family name usual in asian families...then the next two characters are your given name...it really has nothing to do with your mom and dad's name put together...you pronounce it (both characters and thats your name) in america i kinda put the second character as a middle name...take my name for example...my name is ji min..i kinda put min as a middle name and just go by ji in public...you dont have to...either way you put it..it doesnt really matter...and yea i can spot a korean name written in english anywhere...though i look at the family name...

and the reason for the hyphenation is that, well first of all the person's given name is hyphenated not the family name...when american people see a korean name..i kinda think that they tend to say the first name(character) and assume that the second name(character) is their middle so they dont say it...i think its hyphenated to make the people see that the two characters are the person's whole name not first and middle...

does that make sense...i can clear it up for you better if ya dont understand this..


no different from chinese
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Posted on: 2008/2/1 21:14
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  •  S0ySauce
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Re: Korean names
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It's like Chinese, but I don't see Chinese names with hyphens.
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Posted on: 2008/2/1 17:01
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