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Picking your own Korean name
Here's some helpful links for choosing your own Korean name:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8uJU0DlK3M
http://www.sweetandtastytv.com/blog/2016/4/27/100-popular-korean-names-using-hanja
Please share which name you pick for yourself!
May 6, 2017 4:28 PM
Comments · 9
Hello you can give me my korean name and i can speak little bit korean so contact me on skype add me Khulan_khu
May 13, 2017
@Tony
I've been reading the news for the last couple weeks about how he was practically a shoo-in for the presidency, but I couldn't catch the Korean name very well. 지금 그의 이름을 잊지 않을 것이에요. 고맙습니다!
May 13, 2017
@ Jane G, @ Amy S
The Korean name with the closest pronunciation to "Jane" is actually 제인, not 재인 ([ei] vs [æi]). It is not a traditionally common name (which is probably why it wasn't mentioned in the linked video), but nowadays there seem to be more people with this name (I see 김제인, 이제인, and others on google search).
I think 재인 sounds like a man's name while 제인 has a more feminine feel.
Interestingly, the name of the new President of South Korea just sworn in on May 10th has this name - 문재인 (he's male).
He will lead Korea for the next five years.
@ Filipe.
It is a fairly common practice to have a Korean name when foreigners live in Korea. Of course, many people choose not to, and even when they adopt a Korean name, it is usually just a nickname, not a legal name in most cases.
May 12, 2017
The name I chose is 이태츨. It doesn't have any connection to my name though, but that fits me fine.
May 11, 2017
Is this a common practice?
May 7, 2017
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