How do you refer to a Korean name?

Korean naming conventions arrange names as follows: [FAMILY NAME] [personal name]. For example, KIM Min Su (male) or LEE Hyori (female). Each Korean name usually consists of three syllables. The first is the family name while the second and third are the given name.

Do Koreans date people with the same last name?

Not being able to marry a person with the same family name is a special burden in South Korea, where 22 percent of South Korea’s 44 million people are named Kim. For centuries, South Korea has had a law barring couples with the same name and the same ancestral village from marrying.

Does anyone know of any Korean last names with more than two syllables?

, knows Korean. Two syllables are much more common than four syllables or more, even though two syllables are quite rare. And, I have never met someone more than four syllables, even though my sister has. Most of people who have four syllable full names have two syllable last names, such as 남궁, 독고, 황보.

What is the official name of the Korean language?

Korean people in the former USSR refer to themselves as Koryo-saram and/or Koryo-in (literally, ” Koryo/Goryeo person (s)”), and call the language Koryo-mal. In South Korea, the Korean language is referred to by many names including hanguk-eo (“Korean language”), hanguk-mal (“Korean speech”) and uri-mal (“our language”).

What are some Korean words that have no equivalent in English?

Another easily-confused set of Korean terms that have no direct counterparts in English are the name-endings, which denote different degrees of formality and show your relationship with the person you’re speaking to or about. 씨 – ‘sshi’ or ‘ssi’, NOT ‘sii’.

What do Koreans call themselves in the former USSR?

Korean people in the former USSR refer to themselves as Koryo-saram and/or Koryo-in (literally, ” Koryo/Goryeo person (s)”), and call the language Koryo-mal. Some older English sources also use the spelling “Corea” to refer to the nation, and its inflected form for the language, culture and people, “Korea” becoming more popular in the late 1800s.