Thursday, April 06, 2017

In Korea, the family name comes first, and the given name comes second. Often, the family elders decide on a baby's name. Most Korean names have meanings. This is because a typical Korean name is based on Chinese characters, and each character has a meaning. For example, I have a friend whose name is Dae-Sung. Dae means "great" and Sung means "to accomplish." Put together, my friend's name means "to accomplish great things." It's also common for the names of siblings to have a character in common. For example, a girl named Hyeon-jung could have brother named Hyeon-soo and Hyeon-seok. There are also names that are purely Korean. one of my friends is named Nuri. Her name means "the world" in Korea.