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The native Korean number system is used for general counting, like counting up to 99. It is also used to count people, hours, objects, ages, and more. Sino-Korean numbers on the other hand are used for purposes such as dates, money, minutes, addresses, phone numbers, and numbers above 99.
Korean personal names. United States: Central Intelligence Agency. 1962. OCLC 453054. Price, Fiona (2007). "Chapter 6: Korean names". Success with Asian names: a practical guide for business and everyday life. Intercultural Press. ISBN 9781857883787
Sino-Korean words are typically used in formal or literary contexts, [5] and to express abstract or complex ideas. [7] All Korean surnames and most Korean given names are Sino-Korean. [4] Additionally, Korean numerals can be expressed with Sino-Korean and native Korean words, though each set of numerals has different purposes. [7]
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Aside from newborns being given newly popular names, many adults change their names as well, some in order to cast off birth names they feel are old-fashioned. Between 2000 and 2010, a total of 844,615 people (about 1 in every 60 South Koreans) applied to change their names; 730,277 were approved.
For soon-to-be parents, choosing a name for your new arrival can be the perfect opportunity to honor your culture and help your child connect to it too. 200 Korean baby names for boys and girls ...
A number of terms exist for Korean names. For the full name, seongmyeong (성명; 姓名) is commonly used. [4] This is a compound word; seong (성; 姓) refers to the surname, [5] and myeong (명; 名) to the given name. [6] The native Korean term ireum (이름) can be used to refer to either the full name or the given name. [7]
Even after the invention of hangul, Koreans generally recorded native Korean names with hanja, by translation of meaning, transliteration of sound, or even combinations of the two. Furthermore, the pronunciations of the same character are somewhat different in Korean and the various Korean dialects, and have changed over time.