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Postby kyuree » May 28th, 2009 3:11 pm

@Alexis:

isn't it cool in a way that your adoptive parents had a similar idea about your name (it being unisex) like your birth parents? :D
Also if you don't like your name maybe you could use only one syllable of it 8)

@Daewi:
You know what I did? Since I chose my Korean name myself (there's a story to that, too...) I didn't know what it meant either (cos I chose it by the sound of it).
I googled the name and tried to ask ppl who had that name what it meant. I actually found a mom whose young daughter's name is Kyu-Ree and she told me it is written

奎利
in Hanja (but I guess that's just one version to write it). Her English wasn't perfect but she tried to translate it and said that "Kyu" means star and "Ree" beneficial (??). I know an Yisae kyopo whose Korean name (he has two Korean names...) contains "kyu" as well and it also means star there.
If any hanja-literal ppl can explain the second syllable better to me that would be nice.
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Postby Alexis » May 31st, 2009 8:05 am

kyuree wrote:@Alexis:

isn't it cool in a way that your adoptive parents had a similar idea about your name (it being unisex) like your birth parents? :D
Also if you don't like your name maybe you could use only one syllable of it 8)


NO! I just want a girl's name! LOL. My favourite Korean name is 희진 for some reason. Dunno why. I just really like it. XP
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Postby korkor » June 8th, 2009 10:02 am

there are also korean name generators (mostly for fun) if u want.
like http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/namegen/10981/
i think they just find a korean name that sounds most closely to ur name ^_^

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Re: generator

Postby kyuree » June 8th, 2009 10:32 am

korkor wrote:there are also korean name generators (mostly for fun) if u want.
like http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/namegen/10981/
i think they just find a korean name that sounds most closely to ur name ^_^


>.<

I entered my real name "Claudia" and it gave me Choi Chan Chan

WTH???

My last name is Choi actually but Chan Chan?? Am I a Panda bear??

I tried several other names and often it gave out names where the given name is twice the same syllable when in reality I've never heard of a Korean given name that uses the same syllable twice. The Chinese might do that...

sorry, can't recommend that thing, not even for fun...
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Postby kyuree » June 8th, 2009 10:33 am

oh, ok it said to split up the name in two parts... now i got

Cha Min Gi ....
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Postby manyakumi » June 8th, 2009 2:51 pm

kyuree wrote:oh, ok it said to split up the name in two parts... now i got


And you got a guy's name, huh?


:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Postby kyuree » June 8th, 2009 3:16 pm

manyakumi wrote:
kyuree wrote:oh, ok it said to split up the name in two parts... now i got


And you got a guy's name, huh?


:lol: :lol: :lol:


:(

i will just stick with 규리 :roll: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink:
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Postby owbEe » June 9th, 2009 2:06 am

Alexis wrote:My favourite Korean name is 희진 for some reason. Dunno why. I just really like it. XP


My sister also likes that name. I personally like 지현 to be my Korean name. But having a Korean friend who would give me a Korean name would be much better. ^^

I also tried the name generator. Since I have two names I just typed it in and got this name: Sam Ah Joo. Is that a girl name? I tried it once more using only my surname and first name and I got: Sam Ah Ra. I think that's much better. ^^

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Re: generator

Postby Bouks » June 9th, 2009 2:40 am

korkor wrote:there are also korean name generators (mostly for fun) if u want.
like http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/namegen/10981/
i think they just find a korean name that sounds most closely to ur name ^_^



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Postby kyuree » June 9th, 2009 8:57 am

owbEe wrote:I tried it once more using only my surname and first name and I got: Sam Ah Ra. I think that's much better. ^^


http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Go_Ah_Ra

Ah-Ra is the name of a Korean actress and model

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSmpUkf14lk
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Postby Alexis » June 10th, 2009 5:41 am

kyuree wrote:
manyakumi wrote:
kyuree wrote:oh, ok it said to split up the name in two parts... now i got


And you got a guy's name, huh?


:lol: :lol: :lol:


:(

i will just stick with 규리 :roll: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink:


I like 규리! It's way better than crappy 윤선! :wink: :roll:
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Re: Name translation

Postby THX379567 » October 8th, 2012 2:51 pm

My name is Tan Hui Xiong. Can you help me to translate it to Korean?

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Re: Name translation

Postby nataleetheemochic2160 » October 14th, 2012 8:04 pm

I would like to know how I should write my name in Korean.
My name is Nahara Lugo. Also my sister would like to know the same, her's Nahat Lugo.


Our names have meanings, they are originally Arabic, Nahara means girl, and Nahat means rest & peace, if that helps I'll be waiting for a reply.

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Re: Name translation

Postby jaehwi » October 18th, 2012 7:57 am

Hi,

You can write your name as 나하라 (Nahara) 루고(Lugo). And 나핫(Nahat) 루고(Lugo) for your sister.

Thank you!

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Re: Name translation

Postby jaehwi » October 18th, 2012 7:59 am

Hi Tan Hui Xiong,

You can write down your name as 탄(Tan) 후이(Hui) 시온(Xiong).

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thank you!

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