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Zyzyfer
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| Well, now we know why Trinny hasn't been posting for the past few months... |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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I chose our daughter's name. We had originally selected a Korean and western name, but when it came to filling out the certificate of live birth, there was only one copy (in English), so I decided to go with strictly the western name.
And it's a beautiful name, really. 'Rapzilla' has a certain ring to it, don't you think?
(kidding; if anyone is curious as to what my daughter's name actually is, PM me. I'll tell, but only if you promise not to post it on this board full of crazies  ) |
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taejonguy
Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: Daejeon, Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 6:08 pm Post subject: Names to avoid... |
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Trinny,
You may wish to avoid a few names:
Beom Suk
Duk Yu
Hye Yu
anything with wthe word Dong in it
I am sure there are many others.... |
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Stunted Wookie
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
Location: Sound Studio
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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We went with the western - Korean - Western format
Xander Young-Ju.
He rocks.
Myself and others I know with kids have had problems registering names here...people (gov) have mentioned that the names registered must be Korean..blah blah.
Thats BS.
Tried to tell my wife that in order to get medical coverage for the boy he had to have a Korean name on the register....
My reply "..dear, do you want me to come down and sort that out?"
nonsense corrected |
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little mixed girl
Joined: 11 Jun 2003
Location: shin hyesung's bed~
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 7:34 pm Post subject: Re: Naming a child of mixed parentage |
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Mr. Pink
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: China
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Tiberious aka Sparkles wrote: |
I chose our daughter's name. We had originally selected a Korean and western name, but when it came to filling out the certificate of live birth, there was only one copy (in English), so I decided to go with strictly the western name.
And it's a beautiful name, really. 'Rapzilla' has a certain ring to it, don't you think?
(kidding; if anyone is curious as to what my daughter's name actually is, PM me. I'll tell, but only if you promise not to post it on this board full of crazies ) |
Why didn't you just do a Korean name as her middle name?
I picked the English name, my wife picked the Korean name. On her Korean stuff it is korean+wife's family name. On our Canadian paperwork it is English+Korean+my last name.
So far we only use the Korean name...I actually like it a lot. Figure when lil baby Pink can choose her own name, she can pick what she likes best.
Oh sparkles I should also note:
We got two birth certificates. One in Korean and one in English. The Korean one doesn't require the name. The English one we put the name as it was needed for citizenship Canada.
I don't see the problem with the kid having two identities/family names. After all the kid is 1/2 mine (Mr. Pink) and 1/2 the wife's (Ms. Kim) So the kid has both last names...mine for Canada, the wife's for Korea.
Another last note: if you want to put your kid in Korean school, life is way easier with a 100% Korean name. And with your kid in NA schools, life is easier with an English first name...at least that is another consideration in why I did what I did.
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Mr. Pink wrote: |
Why didn't you just do a Korean name as her middle name?
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'Cause I'm a b*stard. Plus, I liked 'Victoria' better. With a few exceptions, Korean names don't sound nice to me.
Sparkles*_* |
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peppergirl
Joined: 07 Dec 2003
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I myself am also 'mixed', Chinese/Caucasian. I look 99.99% Caucasian though. On my passport I have 3 names, western, chinese, western and then my father's (western) family name.
I practically only use my western name, except at the Chinese school (saturday school for Chinese kids) they called me by my Chinese name.
My Chinese family uses a Chinese nickname for me. |
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globalgrrrl
Joined: 10 Aug 2003
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| it's kind of interesting... some of the Korean-americans that I know have western names with a Korean name they use at home. and some of the koreans who moved to the states adopted western names they use outside the home. both are just kinda informal but does the trick. i think what you decide to put on the birth certificate is more formality than it is symbolic or significant. it's what you do in the home to achieve their cultural knowledge/heritage that I find to be more important. |
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Ody
Joined: 27 Jan 2003
Location: over here
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 12:59 am Post subject: |
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our first born has a name that works in both languages. the only difference is that on his US birth certificate, we've added my family name as his middle name.
for our new baby, we've picked out a Korean name the is really nice by Korean standards, plus it relates to our son's name by starting with the same syllable. however, because the second syllable is too difficult for the English speaker to pronounce, we decided to go the route Mr. Pink went and give a Korean name on one birth certificate and an English name on the other. |
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ryleeys
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: Columbia, MD
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 1:06 am Post subject: |
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I say go with something completely random...
Like "Makemba" or "Wakalakakiawa"
That'll teach people to question what ethnicity the little tyke is... |
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dutchman
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: My backyard
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 1:29 am Post subject: |
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| ryleeys wrote: |
I say go with something completely random...
Like "Makemba" or "Wakalakakiawa"
That'll teach people to question what ethnicity the little tyke is... |
Feel free to restrain yourself from making "humorous" comments on every thread. |
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ryleeys
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: Columbia, MD
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 1:33 am Post subject: |
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| Actually, I kept a few of the threads about NASA humor free... |
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Mr. Pink
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: China
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 3:17 am Post subject: |
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| Ody wrote: |
our first born has a name that works in both languages. the only difference is that on his US birth certificate, we've added my family name as his middle name.
for our new baby, we've picked out a Korean name the is really nice by Korean standards, plus it relates to our son's name by starting with the same syllable. however, because the second syllable is too difficult for the English speaker to pronounce, we decided to go the route Mr. Pink went and give a Korean name on one birth certificate and an English name on the other. |
I figure and other parents might figure the same thing, eventually the kid will choose what they prefer to be called. I just wanted my kid to have a few options, and not be restrained by people who can't pronounce the name.
Koreans have a HARD time to pronounce my baby's english first name.
Also to me the concept of middle names is lost. I wish I didn't have one, Korea has made it a nightmare for me. |
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Ody
Joined: 27 Jan 2003
Location: over here
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 8:52 am Post subject: |
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| Mr. Pink wrote: |
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Also to me the concept of middle names is lost. I wish I didn't have one, Korea has made it a nightmare for me. |
on all my Korean paper work, family registry and such, i have forgone use of my middle name.
my son has zero regard for his English middle name. when people ask what his English name is, he just says his family after his given name instead of before. |
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