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The evil penguin
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 Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:59 am Post subject: bong ding dang |
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I heard about this Korean couple once who had a baby. At the hospital awaiting for birth they looked at each other and said "lets NOT give our baby a three syllable name".
I wonder how the kid turned out..... |
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fermentation
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:17 am Post subject: |
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| Um..there are people with one or three syllable given names. Ever heard of Kim Gu? |
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The evil penguin
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:27 am Post subject: |
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| fermentation wrote: |
| Um..there are people with one or three syllable given names. Ever heard of Kim Gu? |
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fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:32 am Post subject: |
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김구 was one of the key figures of the Korean resistance during WW2. He was also a delgate to North Korea and a major proponent for unification after liberation. |
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pkang0202
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:36 am Post subject: |
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I have like 5 or 6 students at my school with just a first and last name.
Is there a universal law that says you need a middle name? |
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fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:37 am Post subject: |
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| pkang0202 wrote: |
I have like 5 or 6 students at my school with just a first and last name.
Is there a universal law that says you need a middle name? |
The second syllable of a Korean name isn't the middle name. There are no middle names in Korean culture. |
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I'm no Picasso
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:41 am Post subject: |
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| I've got quite a few students with just a one syllable first name as well. I also have one with a Chinese-based two syllable last name. |
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JongnoGuru
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:03 am Post subject: |
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| I'm no Picasso wrote: |
| I also have one with a Chinese-based two syllable last name. |
It's said there are 250-odd extant Korean surnames, only about a dozen of which have two syllables. Rare, but I have met Koreans with the surnames Sunwoo and Hwangbo. Of course, anyone with even a fleeting interest in Korea's economic & financial history of the past generation will be familiar with the name Sakong Il. (Then again maybe not. I'm still staggered by the notion that some Dave's readers might not know who Kim Gu was.) Some of those duosyllabic surnames are on the brink of extinction, with like only 10 or 15 people left possessing a particular surname.
What do you mean by "Chinese-based"? |
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freshking
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:20 am Post subject: |
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| I've had several students with two syllable names, and one student so far with a one syllable family name and three syllable given name. |
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