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proustme
Joined: 13 Jun 2009 Location: Nowon-gu
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 2:36 pm Post subject: English names chosen by your Korean coworkers |
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I wonder what English names are particularly popular among Koreans. There seems to be a wide range of names, though. Some I've come across have been pretty funny and quirky (e.g. Felix)! Let's keep this thread updated, and post back here to update any changes -- some coworkers constantly change their name!
Here goes...at my public schools I've worked at:
- Charlie
- Felix
- Rain Man (formerly Felix which lasted 2 weeks)
- Christine
- Rosa |
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richardlang
Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Location: Gangnam
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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kerbythepurplecow
Joined: 02 Mar 2009
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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At an open class, I met a Korean English teacher who called herself Penguin. It was confusing at first when she kept asking questions about what Penguin was doing and what not. Speaking later with the NET, he had no idea how said name came about. |
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Bearach

Joined: 12 Mar 2008
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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Jinny was popular at my last school, and one teacher at my current school uses it too. Never heard of it back home though... |
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andrewchon

Joined: 16 Nov 2008 Location: Back in Oz. Living in ISIS Aust.
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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You've never heard of "I Dream of Genie"?
One time I had students choose English names for them, by them.
They chose:
-Harry Potter
-Ethan later Antonio (Hawke and Banderas?)
-Jessica then Sarah when I said 'Jessica Simpson'
-Steven Hawking
One wanted to change her Korean name because it sounded like 하수도's English equivalent. |
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tokkibunni8
Joined: 13 Nov 2009
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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Ice
Dragon
Chloe
Patty
Dancer
just a few  |
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jmuns
Joined: 09 Sep 2009 Location: earth
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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tokkibunni8 wrote: |
Ice
Dragon
Chloe
Patty
Dancer
just a few :) |
an obvious fan of American Gladiators, assuming it was a woman |
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littlelisa
Joined: 12 Jun 2007 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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At my school now, they thankfully use Korean names, not silly English ones.
Here's my list that I remember:
Joy (for a boy)
Mini
Harry (for a girl)
Jinny
Vianney
Tiger
Apple
Gain
Ace
But I think valid English names like Felix and Chloe are alright. I actually really like Felix. |
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Olivencia
Joined: 08 Mar 2009
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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Henry and Bertha |
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Katchafire

Joined: 31 Mar 2006 Location: Non curo. Si metrum non habet, non est poema
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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Teachers: Quite a few Jennifer's and Sunny's.
Students: Tom's and Jerry's everywhere |
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candiep20
Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Location: South Korea
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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I've had:
Tiger
Beauty
Koala
Lion
and have met a few Koreans named Grace and Kay. |
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Smee

Joined: 24 Dec 2004 Location: Jeollanam-do
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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Gordana, awesome avatar.
Last year there was a substitute teacher for a month. I asked her name and she said "call me Silver." I'm not calling a grown-ass woman "Silver," so I asked her "real" name and she told me her Korean one. Most of the time I just call Koreans by their Korean names, because I'm not going to indulge the stupid ones they pick for themselves.
In March I found a list of names the students at my school's afterschool English program were using to choose names. I try to be happy and optimistic, but you know what, I'm this close [motions with fingers] to deciding that Koreans should not be permitted to use English without supervision:
http://jeongah.com/zeroboard/view.php?id=bbs_pum&no=23 |
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littlelisa
Joined: 12 Jun 2007 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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That list is hilarious, Smee!
Your post reminded me that I should include adult Korean teachers' names too. One asked me (seriously) to call him "Little Prince". |
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Moldy Rutabaga

Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Location: Ansan, Korea
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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When I taught teachers, I had names like Tarzan, Superman, Mike Tyson, and Bill Gates for the quirkier students. I had an Achilles who thought he was a Greek hero but never quite realized that the rest of the class was laughing at his name. I had the usual names Kate, Christine, Sunny, Sarah, Susan, Michelle, and other 's' sibilant names.
Religious names such as Paul, Peter, John, James, Mark were popular, and every class had a Catholic ajumma named Grace. If I run into previous students who are older women and I can't remember their names, Grace works about half the time.
I had two cool women named Jasmine and Amber, and when I told them their names sounded like exotic dancers they laughed (they were adults, remember). |
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Burndog

Joined: 17 Feb 2008
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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Teachers - Lotus, Sweetie (I kid you not), Maggie, Cindy, Julie, and Nancy.
Students - Shark (still my favourite), Ace, Candy, Alyssa, Harry (about seven boys named Harry), Robbie, and a few girls names Sally.
I'm the same as Smee...i generally go with their Korean names....i can't bring myself to call a colleague "Sweetie"...it feels un-natural and weird...especially in front of a class full of Grade 6 kids. No. |
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