Korean name decision?

Question

According to my step mom who is from Korea, it is tradition for Korean children in the USA to assume an American name unless their name is simple enough to pronounce. my older sister just heard this and is working on that even though her name is simple ( Onna). that being said, AmericanKoreans can traditionally name their child something American ( Sarah) and later allow the child to assume a Korean name if so desired. I want one too, so I decided to pick one. I was hoping for something with special meaning to it surrounding nature or music and something that sounds and flows nicely. I also want to see Korean characters for it. the only one I like so far is Ae-Cha. anyone know any Korean names?

Answer 1

!. No offense to your mom, but it's not a tradition. It's just something Koreans do in America to assimilate because foreign names "sound funny" to Americans or are too difficult to pronounce. I know plenty of Koreans in America who use Western names and plenty of others who just use their Korean names. (I live in Korea now and lived in Korean communities in the US before moving over here.)



2. Korean given names tend to reflect a parent's desire for a child's future, so names often translate to things like "kind beauty" or "strength and wisdom". Not many traditional names reflect music or nature. Also, Korean names tend to be based on Chinese characters although they are usually written in Korean. The male name 장훈 (jang-hun), for example, is written 章勳 in Chinese characters and means roughly "symbol of merit".

Answer 2

Girl Jiyeon Joohyun Boy Jinyoung Jaejong Jeongmin Jaehwa Joon Junsu Junio

Answer 3

I don't think it's tradition, i think it's just for ease of the foreign tongue lol. Like Jessica from snsd's real name is 정수연 (Jung Soo Yeon)



Korean names that derive from Hanja (sino-korean characters) can give you a broader spectrum in regards to names so i'll place a website at the bottom that shows the Hanja, the english meaning of the Hanja, and it's Hangul equivalent. It doesn't however give you a romanized version, so you can use google translate to get the pronunciation.



성 (Sung/Seong) - can mean both nature and music, depending on what Hanja you use.

화(Hwa) - Fire/Bloom

수(Soo/Su)- Water



성미 (SungMi/SeongMi) is pretty it can mean nature



Also for your sister Maybe she could call herself Honor, they kind of sound the same and Honor is a pretty name.



Hope that helps ^w^

Answer 4

Minji is popular name for girls

Answer 5

I hope this page help you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Korean_given_names