Tag Archives: Korean surnames
Korean Names: Many Kims, One ‘Dear Leader’ Posted by Tony Kitchen on Dec 4, 2014
The New York Times recently reported that North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, has continued the North Korean leader tradition of keeping his Korean first name his, and his only. The unknown number of Jong-un’s (정은), a common name for both genders, of North Korea must choose a new name. But not the Kims. A move…
Korean Surnames Posted by Ginny on Jul 19, 2009
Have you ever wondered what Korean surnames sound like? You may have see some of them below. Some of them are very common, and some are not. On official documents like birth/marriage/divorce certificates, it’s typical to see the surname in Chinese characters. How many have you seen before? Kim (김) (金) Park/Bak (박) (樸) Lee/Yi (이)…