Re: Foreign Names (Was: Re: Spousal names)

Sounds like the Hakka "generation name".  Is he Hakka?

Adam

>From: "H. S. Teoh" <hsteoh@...>
>Reply-To: Constructed Languages List <CONLANG@...>
>To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
>Subject: Foreign Names (Was: Re: Spousal names)
>Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 17:28:09 -0400
>
>On Fri, Oct 27, 2000 at 05:07:08PM -0400, Yoon Ha Lee wrote:
>[snip]
> > :-)  While I think the Korean "share-a-syllable-out-of-two" tradition is
> > poetic, sharing the *first* syllable confuses lots of Americans.  I'm
> > thinking the 2nd syllable wouldn't.  =^)
>[snip]
>
>It's not just a Korean thing... happens with Chinese names too. I know a
>friend whose name is Kin Leong, and we call him Kin for short.
>Unfortunately, his sister's name also starts with Kin, and she's also
>called by "Kin" for short... and their younger sister is also Kin, and so
>are all his 1st cousin... Imagine the confusion when you go to one of
>their family gatherings and call out "Kin!" ... "Which Kin??" "Uh... um...
>that guy..." "Which guy??" :-P
>
>
>T
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