Post by Stormtroopooper on Jul 30, 2016 14:29:06 GMT -5
There's a very small possibility that we have found a birth mom (again, very small), but it's got me thinking about names. The mother is half Korean. I don't know anything at all about Korean names, but if we were to have a Korean child, I would want to honor his/her (we don't know the sex) heritage with a Korean middle name. Any suggestions?
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Post by hangry on Jul 30, 2016 19:05:23 GMT -5
I also know nothing about Korean names except that a friend has a Korean husband and their 2 kids have Korean middle names. I have no idea what they mean or if they are even real names, so take his with a grain of salt!
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Post by Stormtroopooper on Jul 30, 2016 20:17:03 GMT -5
I like Iseul, too (which means dew). I'm not totally sure how to pronounce it. I think it's like ee-sool or ee-zshool, if that makes any sense. It reminds me of Isolde, which I love.
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Post by ProfessorChaos on Jul 30, 2016 21:32:20 GMT -5
I think it's fantastic that you're considering this, and I really hope it works out for you! I have another suggestion: perhaps this is an excuse to connect with the Korean community in your area, if there is one (pretty big where I am, in a college town). You might want that eventually for your babe's sake, and I'm sure people would love to help your develop a list of names.
I think Nari is a great name. Iseul (ee-seul) is very pretty in Korean but difficult to pronounce in English and I would try to avoid those.
You may already know this from your research, but most Korean names are made of two syllables (single-syllable names exist but are less common). There are names like Nari and Iseul that are Korean words that have meaning, then there are names made of two syllables that don't make up a word with a meaning but each syllable has a Chinese character associated with it with a meaning (this is more common and traditional).
Hana (pronounced hah-nah) means first. Yuri means glass. Sora (so-rah) means conch but also the sound of the ocean. Yuna (yoo-nah)
These are all girl names because I have a hard time with boy names.
I think it is a great idea to give them a Korean middle name and I wish you the best of luck! If this pans out (and I hope it does) I would be happy to research more names for you.
Post by ourcrazynavylife on Aug 12, 2016 14:42:01 GMT -5
I don't want to be that person. The first thing I thought of when I saw that name was sushi. I realize that word is nori. But it's the only thing I think of now when I see that name.
I like Seong (means completed) Jeong (quiet, gentle) Hana (means one) Gyeong-Ja (celebrated child)
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