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English translation: (Bak Ha Yong/ Bak Ha-Yong) or (Park Ha Yong / Park Ha-Yong)


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Korean term or phrase:박하용
English translation:(Bak Ha Yong/ Bak Ha-Yong) or (Park Ha Yong / Park Ha-Yong)
Entered by: Joon Oh
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23:29 Mar 5, 2009
Korean to English translations [Non-PRO]
Linguistics / naming practices
Korean term or phrase: 박하용
Of what is the above expression a name. Please provide an accurate rendering in the Latin alphabet.
Roddy Stegemann
Bak Ha Yong/ Bak Ha-Yong (Park Ha Yong/ Park Ha-Yong)
Explanation:
The writing method of the Latin alphbet is different to one of English alphabet? In this case Park (English) would be changed to "Bak" (Latin)

Each syllable of Korean name should be written with the capital letter (that is a main key. And the Latin alphabet should be marked according to http://kr.blog.yahoo.com/hwanghayong/1260442.html
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ㄱ 가 ga
각 gak 간 gan 갈 gal 감 gam
갑 gap 갓 gat 강 gang 개 gae 객 gaek
거 geo 건 geon 걸 geol 검 geom 겁 geop
게 ge 겨 gyeo 격 gyeok 견 gyeon 결 gyeol
겸 gyeom 겹 gyeop 경 gyeong 계 gye 고 go
곡 gok 곤 gon 골 gol 곳 got 공 gong
곶 got 과 gwa 곽 gwak 관 gwan 괄 gwal
광 gwang 괘 gwae 괴 goe 굉 goeng 교 gyo
구 gu 국 guk 군 gun 굴 gul 굿 gut
궁 gung 권 gwon 궐 gwol 귀 gwi 규 gyu
균 gyun 귤 gyul 그 geu 극 geuk 근 geun
글 geul 금 geum 급 geup 긍 geung 기 gi
긴 gin 길 gil 김 gim 까 kka 깨 kkae
꼬 kko 꼭 kkok 꽃 kkot 꾀 kkoe 꾸 kku
꿈 kkum 끝 kkeut 끼 kki
ㄴ 나 na 낙 nak
난 nan 날 nal 남 nam 납 nap 낭 nang
내 nae 냉 naeng 너 neo 널 neol 네 ne
녀 nyeo 녁 nyeok 년 nyeon 념 nyeom 녕 nyeong
노 no 녹 nok 논 non 놀 nol 농 nong
뇌 noe 누 nu 눈 nun 눌 nul 느 neu
늑 neuk 늠 neum 능 neung 늬 nui 니 ni
닉 nik 닌 nin 닐 nil 님 nim
ㄷ 다 da
단 dan 달 dal 담 dam 답 dap 당 dang
대 dae 댁 daek 더 deo 덕 deok 도 do
독 dok 돈 don 돌 dol 동 dong 돼 dwae
되 doe 된 doen 두 du 둑 duk 둔 dun
뒤 dwi 드 deu 득 deuk 들 deul 등 deung
디 di 따 tta 땅 ttang 때 ttae 또 tto
뚜 ttu 뚝 ttuk 뜨 tteu 띠 tti
ㄹ 라 ra
락 rak 란 ran 람 ram 랑 rang 래 rae
랭 raeng 량 ryang 렁 reong 레 re 려 ryeo
력 ryeok 련 ryeon 렬 ryeol 렴 ryeom 렵 ryeop
령 ryeong 례 rye 로 ro 록 rok 론 ron
롱 rong 뢰 roe 료 ryo 룡 ryong 루 ru
류 ryu 륙 ryuk 륜 ryun 률 ryul 륭 ryung
르 reu 륵 reuk 른 reun 름 reum 릉 reung
리 ri 린 rin 림 rim 립 rip
ㅁ 마 ma
막 mak 만 man 말 mal 망 mang 매 mae
맥 maek 맨 maen 맹 maeng 머 meo 먹 meok
메 me 며 myeo 멱 myeok 면 myeon 멸 myeol
명 myeong 모 mo 목 mok 몰 mol 못 mot
몽 mong 뫼 moe 묘 myo 무 mu 묵 muk
문 mun 물 mul 므 meu 미 mi 민 min
밀 mil
ㅂ 바 ba
박 bak 반 ban 발 bal
밥 bap 방 bang 배 bae 백 baek 뱀 baem
버 beo 번 beon 벌 beol 범 beom 법 beop
벼 byeo 벽 byeok 변 byeon 별 byeol 병 byeong
보 bo 복 bok 본 bon 봉 bong 부 bu
북 buk 분 bun 불 bul 붕 bung 비 bi
빈 bin 빌 bil 빔 bim 빙 bing 빠 ppa
빼 ppae 뻐 ppeo 뽀 ppo 뿌 ppu 쁘 ppeu
삐 ppi
ㅅ 사 sa
삭 sak 산 san 살 sal
삼 sam 삽 sap 상 sang 샅 sat 새 sae
색 saek 생 saeng 서 seo 석 seok 선 seon
설 seol 섬 seom 섭 seop 성 seong 세 se
셔 syeo 소 so 속 sok 손 son 솔 sol
솟 sot 송 song 쇄 swae 쇠 soe 수 su
숙 suk 순 sun 술 sul 숨 sum 숭 sung
쉬 swi 스 seu 슬 seul 슴 seum 습 seup
승 seung 시 si 식 sik 신 sin 실 sil
심 sim 십 sip 싱 sing 싸 ssa 쌍 ssang
쌔 ssae 쏘 sso 쑥 ssuk 씨 ssi
ㅇ 아 a
악 ak 안 an 알 al 암 am 압 ap
앙 ang 앞 ap 애 ae 액 aek 앵 aeng
야 ya 약 yak 얀 yan 양 yang 어 eo
억 eok 언 eon 얼 eol 엄 eom 업 eop
에 e 여 yeo 역 yeok 연 yeon 열 yeol
염 yeom 엽 yeop 영 yeong 예 ye 오 o
옥 ok 온 on 올 ol 옴 om 옹 ong 
와 wa 완 wan 왈 wal 왕 wang 왜 wae
외 oe 왼 oen 요 yo 욕 yok 용 yong
우 u 욱 uk 운 un 울 ul 움 um
웅 ung 워 wo 원 won 월 wol 위 wi
유 yu 육 yuk 윤 yun 율 yul 융 yung
윷 yut 으 eu 은 eun 을 eul 음 eum
읍 eup 응 eung 의 ui 이 i 익 ik
인 in 일 il 임 im 입 ip 잉 ing
ㅈ 자 ja
작 jak 잔 jan 잠 jam 잡 jap
장 jang 재 jae 쟁 jaeng 저 jeo 적 jeok
전 jeon 절 jeol 점 jeom 접 jeop 정 jeong
제 je 조 jo 족 jok 존 jon 졸 jol
종 jong 좌 jwa 죄 joe 주 ju 죽 juk
준 jun 줄 jul 중 jung 쥐 jwi 즈 jeu
즉 jeuk 즐 jeul 즘 jeum 즙 jeup 증 jeung
지 ji 직 jik 진 jin 질 jil 짐 jim
집 jip 징 jing 짜 jja 째 jjae 쪼 jjo
찌 jji
ㅊ 차 cha
착 chak 찬 chan 찰 chal
참 cham 창 chang 채 chae 책 chaek 처 cheo
척 cheok 천 cheon 철 cheol 첨 cheom 첩 cheop
청 cheong 체 che 초 cho 촉 chok 촌 chon
총 chong 최 choe 추 chu 축 chuk 춘 chun
출 chul 춤 chum 충 chung 측 cheuk 층 cheung
치 chi 칙 chik 친 chin 칠 chil 침 chim
칩 chip 칭 ching
칩 chip 칭 ching
ㅋ 코 ko 쾌 kwae 크 keu 큰 keun 키 ki
ㅌ 타 ta 탁 tak
탄 tan

탈 tal 탐 tam 탑 tap 탕 tang 태 tae
택 taek 탱 taeng 터 teo 테 te 토 to
톤 ton 톨 tol 통 tong 퇴 toe 투 tu
퉁 tung 튀 twi 트 teu 특 teuk 틈 teum
티 ti
ㅍ 파 pa
판 pan 팔 pal 패 pae
팽 paeng 퍼 peo 페 pe 펴 pyeo 편 pyeon
폄 pyeom 평 pyeong 폐 pye 포 po 폭 pok
표 pyo 푸 pu 품 pum 풍 pung 프 peu
피 pi 픽 pik 필 pil 핍 pip
ㅎ 하 ha
학 hak 한 han 할 hal 함 ham 합 hap
항 hang 해 hae 핵 haek 행 haeng 향 hyang
허 heo 헌 heon 험 heom 헤 he 혀 hyeo
혁 hyeok 현 hyeon 혈 hyeol 혐 hyeom 협 hyeop
형 hyeong 혜 hye 호 ho 혹 hok 혼 hon
홀 hol 홉 hop 홍 hong 화 hwa 확 hwak
환 hwan 활 hwal 황 hwang 홰 hwae 횃 hwaet
회 hoe 획 hoek 횡 hoeng 효 hyo 후 hu
훈 hun 훤 hwon 훼 hwe 휘 hwi 휴 hyu
휼 hyul 흉 hyung 흐 heu 흑 heuk 흔 heun
흘 heul 흠 heum 흡 heup 흥 heung 희 hui
흰 huin 히 hi 힘 him


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I hope it will help you.
Selected response from:

Joon Oh
Brazil
Local time: 02:24
Grading comment
IN THE FACE OF CONFUSION
The confusion in replies made it very easy for me to decide. I simply availed myself to my many years of experience in both Japanese and Chinese societies, and everything fell into place. The catalyst for this understanding was the table provided by Joon Nam-Oh (or Oh Joon-Nam) at http://kr.blog.yahoo.com/hwanghayong/1260442.html. This is the principal reason for my awarding him my points. This said, I have also bookmarked the article on the Romanization of Korean found at the The National Institute of the Korean Language's website that was supplied by both iWill and Hoon Chang (or Chang Hoon). So, I am grateful to everyone for their help.

KOREAN NAMING PRACTICES
It appears to me that the Koreans and Japanese have far more in common than either people is willing to admit. From the table supplied by Joon Nam-Oh (or Oh Joon-Nam) it became immediately clear that written Korean is organized into syllables. The Japanese syllabary (syllabic alphabet) is very similar in this regard. Furthermore, as both Japanese and Korean culture were strongly influenced by Chinese language and culture, it is easy to imagine that many of the symbols for these syllables once represented single Chinese characters, and that all Korean names of any importance were once written in Chinese.

These two observations make Joon Nam-Oh's (Oh Joon-Nam's) suggestion about capitalizing each syllable of a person's name very reasonable. Certainly the use of hyphenation suggested by both iWill and Hoon Chang (Chang Hoon) eliminates the problem that I am currently having with the rendering of Joon Nam-Oh's (Oh Joon-Nam's) name. The name Hoon Chang (or Chang Hoon) must fall into a special class of Korean names that does not lend itself to hyphenation. In Hoon Chang's (or Chang Hoon's) case one could write HOON Chang, or CHANG Hoon to eliminate possible confusion.

USE OF THE COMMA
Based on common practice in the English language I find the use of the comma suggested by both iWill and HOON Chang (or CHANG Hoon) to be in error. The comma has a very specific use in English when applied to a person's name. It signals, namely, that the sur- and given names have been reversed. Writing Park, Ha-Yong would indicate that the true name is Ha-Yong Park, when in fact it is Park Ha-Yong. By way of example I will write an English bibliography that organizes fictitious East Asian and Western names by surname.

Clinton, Joan. 1886. Blah, blah, blah.
Hashimori Aoki. 1774. Blah, blah, blah.
Kim Jong Bak. 2001. Blah, blah, blah.
Stapelberg, Henry. 1992. Blah, blah, blah.

In English bibliographies East Asian have the advantage!

PLACE OF RESIDENCE vs ETHNIC ORIGIN
Because Joon Nam Oh (or Oh Joon Nam) is likely a Brazilian living in Brazil, I will now make the assumption that his Korean name is Oh Joon-Nam, and that his Brazilian name is Joon Nam Oh. May I also wager that HOON Chang's (or CHANG Hoon's) Korean name is Chang Hoon, that he is of Chinese descent, and that in a somewhat misguided effort to please Western readers he has reversed the order of his names on the ProZ.com website. Of course, I have no trouble with iWill, because he offers only one name.

My thanks to everyone.

Roddy A. Stegemann


4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5Bak Ha Yong/ Bak Ha-Yong (Park Ha Yong/ Park Ha-Yong)
Joon Oh
5Park Hayong, Park Ha-yong or Park, Ha-yong
Hoon Chang
5Park Ha-yong
English2Korean


Discussion entries: 1





  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Park Ha-yong


Explanation:
Bak Ha-yong and Pak Ha-yong are also allowed according the romanization rule from the Korean Government Institute.

Ha-yong, Park
Ha-yong, Bak
Ha-yong, Pak

are also allowed, if you follow Given_name-Surname rule.

But in academics, CJK names are recommended used as Surname-Given_Name rule


You can use the standard on transliteration from the National Institute of Korean Language.

On-line converter:
http://roman.cs.pusan.ac.kr/RomanWeb.asp

Rules:
http://www.korean.go.kr/eng/index.jsp

Hope it will help you.

English2Korean
United Kingdom
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Park Hayong, Park Ha-yong or Park, Ha-yong


Explanation:
박 is the surname and 하용 is the given name.
According to the Korean romanization rule,

Park Hayong is correct, and
Park Ha-yong is also permitted.

But if you want to avoid misunderstanding of the surname-given name order, which is reverse compared with that of the general English name, you can use

Park, Ha-yong.

This expression is also often used in documents including academic papers.



    Reference: http://englishname.seoul.go.kr/jsp/sub_02.jsp
    Reference: http://www.korean.go.kr/eng/index.jsp
Hoon Chang
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Bak Ha Yong/ Bak Ha-Yong (Park Ha Yong/ Park Ha-Yong)


Explanation:
The writing method of the Latin alphbet is different to one of English alphabet? In this case Park (English) would be changed to "Bak" (Latin)

Each syllable of Korean name should be written with the capital letter (that is a main key. And the Latin alphabet should be marked according to http://kr.blog.yahoo.com/hwanghayong/1260442.html
문화 관광부 고시 제2000-8호에 따른 로마자 표기

ㄱ 가 ga
각 gak 간 gan 갈 gal 감 gam
갑 gap 갓 gat 강 gang 개 gae 객 gaek
거 geo 건 geon 걸 geol 검 geom 겁 geop
게 ge 겨 gyeo 격 gyeok 견 gyeon 결 gyeol
겸 gyeom 겹 gyeop 경 gyeong 계 gye 고 go
곡 gok 곤 gon 골 gol 곳 got 공 gong
곶 got 과 gwa 곽 gwak 관 gwan 괄 gwal
광 gwang 괘 gwae 괴 goe 굉 goeng 교 gyo
구 gu 국 guk 군 gun 굴 gul 굿 gut
궁 gung 권 gwon 궐 gwol 귀 gwi 규 gyu
균 gyun 귤 gyul 그 geu 극 geuk 근 geun
글 geul 금 geum 급 geup 긍 geung 기 gi
긴 gin 길 gil 김 gim 까 kka 깨 kkae
꼬 kko 꼭 kkok 꽃 kkot 꾀 kkoe 꾸 kku
꿈 kkum 끝 kkeut 끼 kki
ㄴ 나 na 낙 nak
난 nan 날 nal 남 nam 납 nap 낭 nang
내 nae 냉 naeng 너 neo 널 neol 네 ne
녀 nyeo 녁 nyeok 년 nyeon 념 nyeom 녕 nyeong
노 no 녹 nok 논 non 놀 nol 농 nong
뇌 noe 누 nu 눈 nun 눌 nul 느 neu
늑 neuk 늠 neum 능 neung 늬 nui 니 ni
닉 nik 닌 nin 닐 nil 님 nim
ㄷ 다 da
단 dan 달 dal 담 dam 답 dap 당 dang
대 dae 댁 daek 더 deo 덕 deok 도 do
독 dok 돈 don 돌 dol 동 dong 돼 dwae
되 doe 된 doen 두 du 둑 duk 둔 dun
뒤 dwi 드 deu 득 deuk 들 deul 등 deung
디 di 따 tta 땅 ttang 때 ttae 또 tto
뚜 ttu 뚝 ttuk 뜨 tteu 띠 tti
ㄹ 라 ra
락 rak 란 ran 람 ram 랑 rang 래 rae
랭 raeng 량 ryang 렁 reong 레 re 려 ryeo
력 ryeok 련 ryeon 렬 ryeol 렴 ryeom 렵 ryeop
령 ryeong 례 rye 로 ro 록 rok 론 ron
롱 rong 뢰 roe 료 ryo 룡 ryong 루 ru
류 ryu 륙 ryuk 륜 ryun 률 ryul 륭 ryung
르 reu 륵 reuk 른 reun 름 reum 릉 reung
리 ri 린 rin 림 rim 립 rip
ㅁ 마 ma
막 mak 만 man 말 mal 망 mang 매 mae
맥 maek 맨 maen 맹 maeng 머 meo 먹 meok
메 me 며 myeo 멱 myeok 면 myeon 멸 myeol
명 myeong 모 mo 목 mok 몰 mol 못 mot
몽 mong 뫼 moe 묘 myo 무 mu 묵 muk
문 mun 물 mul 므 meu 미 mi 민 min
밀 mil
ㅂ 바 ba
박 bak 반 ban 발 bal
밥 bap 방 bang 배 bae 백 baek 뱀 baem
버 beo 번 beon 벌 beol 범 beom 법 beop
벼 byeo 벽 byeok 변 byeon 별 byeol 병 byeong
보 bo 복 bok 본 bon 봉 bong 부 bu
북 buk 분 bun 불 bul 붕 bung 비 bi
빈 bin 빌 bil 빔 bim 빙 bing 빠 ppa
빼 ppae 뻐 ppeo 뽀 ppo 뿌 ppu 쁘 ppeu
삐 ppi
ㅅ 사 sa
삭 sak 산 san 살 sal
삼 sam 삽 sap 상 sang 샅 sat 새 sae
색 saek 생 saeng 서 seo 석 seok 선 seon
설 seol 섬 seom 섭 seop 성 seong 세 se
셔 syeo 소 so 속 sok 손 son 솔 sol
솟 sot 송 song 쇄 swae 쇠 soe 수 su
숙 suk 순 sun 술 sul 숨 sum 숭 sung
쉬 swi 스 seu 슬 seul 슴 seum 습 seup
승 seung 시 si 식 sik 신 sin 실 sil
심 sim 십 sip 싱 sing 싸 ssa 쌍 ssang
쌔 ssae 쏘 sso 쑥 ssuk 씨 ssi
ㅇ 아 a
악 ak 안 an 알 al 암 am 압 ap
앙 ang 앞 ap 애 ae 액 aek 앵 aeng
야 ya 약 yak 얀 yan 양 yang 어 eo
억 eok 언 eon 얼 eol 엄 eom 업 eop
에 e 여 yeo 역 yeok 연 yeon 열 yeol
염 yeom 엽 yeop 영 yeong 예 ye 오 o
옥 ok 온 on 올 ol 옴 om 옹 ong 
와 wa 완 wan 왈 wal 왕 wang 왜 wae
외 oe 왼 oen 요 yo 욕 yok 용 yong
우 u 욱 uk 운 un 울 ul 움 um
웅 ung 워 wo 원 won 월 wol 위 wi
유 yu 육 yuk 윤 yun 율 yul 융 yung
윷 yut 으 eu 은 eun 을 eul 음 eum
읍 eup 응 eung 의 ui 이 i 익 ik
인 in 일 il 임 im 입 ip 잉 ing
ㅈ 자 ja
작 jak 잔 jan 잠 jam 잡 jap
장 jang 재 jae 쟁 jaeng 저 jeo 적 jeok
전 jeon 절 jeol 점 jeom 접 jeop 정 jeong
제 je 조 jo 족 jok 존 jon 졸 jol
종 jong 좌 jwa 죄 joe 주 ju 죽 juk
준 jun 줄 jul 중 jung 쥐 jwi 즈 jeu
즉 jeuk 즐 jeul 즘 jeum 즙 jeup 증 jeung
지 ji 직 jik 진 jin 질 jil 짐 jim
집 jip 징 jing 짜 jja 째 jjae 쪼 jjo
찌 jji
ㅊ 차 cha
착 chak 찬 chan 찰 chal
참 cham 창 chang 채 chae 책 chaek 처 cheo
척 cheok 천 cheon 철 cheol 첨 cheom 첩 cheop
청 cheong 체 che 초 cho 촉 chok 촌 chon
총 chong 최 choe 추 chu 축 chuk 춘 chun
출 chul 춤 chum 충 chung 측 cheuk 층 cheung
치 chi 칙 chik 친 chin 칠 chil 침 chim
칩 chip 칭 ching
칩 chip 칭 ching
ㅋ 코 ko 쾌 kwae 크 keu 큰 keun 키 ki
ㅌ 타 ta 탁 tak
탄 tan

탈 tal 탐 tam 탑 tap 탕 tang 태 tae
택 taek 탱 taeng 터 teo 테 te 토 to
톤 ton 톨 tol 통 tong 퇴 toe 투 tu
퉁 tung 튀 twi 트 teu 특 teuk 틈 teum
티 ti
ㅍ 파 pa
판 pan 팔 pal 패 pae
팽 paeng 퍼 peo 페 pe 펴 pyeo 편 pyeon
폄 pyeom 평 pyeong 폐 pye 포 po 폭 pok
표 pyo 푸 pu 품 pum 풍 pung 프 peu
피 pi 픽 pik 필 pil 핍 pip
ㅎ 하 ha
학 hak 한 han 할 hal 함 ham 합 hap
항 hang 해 hae 핵 haek 행 haeng 향 hyang
허 heo 헌 heon 험 heom 헤 he 혀 hyeo
혁 hyeok 현 hyeon 혈 hyeol 혐 hyeom 협 hyeop
형 hyeong 혜 hye 호 ho 혹 hok 혼 hon
홀 hol 홉 hop 홍 hong 화 hwa 확 hwak
환 hwan 활 hwal 황 hwang 홰 hwae 횃 hwaet
회 hoe 획 hoek 횡 hoeng 효 hyo 후 hu
훈 hun 훤 hwon 훼 hwe 휘 hwi 휴 hyu
휼 hyul 흉 hyung 흐 heu 흑 heuk 흔 heun
흘 heul 흠 heum 흡 heup 흥 heung 희 hui
흰 huin 히 hi 힘 him


내용출처 : 문화 관광부 고시

I hope it will help you.

Joon Oh
Brazil
Local time: 02:24
Native speaker of: Native in KoreanKorean, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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IN THE FACE OF CONFUSION
The confusion in replies made it very easy for me to decide. I simply availed myself to my many years of experience in both Japanese and Chinese societies, and everything fell into place. The catalyst for this understanding was the table provided by Joon Nam-Oh (or Oh Joon-Nam) at http://kr.blog.yahoo.com/hwanghayong/1260442.html. This is the principal reason for my awarding him my points. This said, I have also bookmarked the article on the Romanization of Korean found at the The National Institute of the Korean Language's website that was supplied by both iWill and Hoon Chang (or Chang Hoon). So, I am grateful to everyone for their help.

KOREAN NAMING PRACTICES
It appears to me that the Koreans and Japanese have far more in common than either people is willing to admit. From the table supplied by Joon Nam-Oh (or Oh Joon-Nam) it became immediately clear that written Korean is organized into syllables. The Japanese syllabary (syllabic alphabet) is very similar in this regard. Furthermore, as both Japanese and Korean culture were strongly influenced by Chinese language and culture, it is easy to imagine that many of the symbols for these syllables once represented single Chinese characters, and that all Korean names of any importance were once written in Chinese.

These two observations make Joon Nam-Oh's (Oh Joon-Nam's) suggestion about capitalizing each syllable of a person's name very reasonable. Certainly the use of hyphenation suggested by both iWill and Hoon Chang (Chang Hoon) eliminates the problem that I am currently having with the rendering of Joon Nam-Oh's (Oh Joon-Nam's) name. The name Hoon Chang (or Chang Hoon) must fall into a special class of Korean names that does not lend itself to hyphenation. In Hoon Chang's (or Chang Hoon's) case one could write HOON Chang, or CHANG Hoon to eliminate possible confusion.

USE OF THE COMMA
Based on common practice in the English language I find the use of the comma suggested by both iWill and HOON Chang (or CHANG Hoon) to be in error. The comma has a very specific use in English when applied to a person's name. It signals, namely, that the sur- and given names have been reversed. Writing Park, Ha-Yong would indicate that the true name is Ha-Yong Park, when in fact it is Park Ha-Yong. By way of example I will write an English bibliography that organizes fictitious East Asian and Western names by surname.

Clinton, Joan. 1886. Blah, blah, blah.
Hashimori Aoki. 1774. Blah, blah, blah.
Kim Jong Bak. 2001. Blah, blah, blah.
Stapelberg, Henry. 1992. Blah, blah, blah.

In English bibliographies East Asian have the advantage!

PLACE OF RESIDENCE vs ETHNIC ORIGIN
Because Joon Nam Oh (or Oh Joon Nam) is likely a Brazilian living in Brazil, I will now make the assumption that his Korean name is Oh Joon-Nam, and that his Brazilian name is Joon Nam Oh. May I also wager that HOON Chang's (or CHANG Hoon's) Korean name is Chang Hoon, that he is of Chinese descent, and that in a somewhat misguided effort to please Western readers he has reversed the order of his names on the ProZ.com website. Of course, I have no trouble with iWill, because he offers only one name.

My thanks to everyone.

Roddy A. Stegemann

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Changes made by editors
Mar 10, 2009 - Changes made by Joon Oh:
Edited KOG entry's old entry - "박하용" => "(Bak Ha Yong/ Bak Ha-Yong) or (Park Ha Yong / Park Ha-Yong)"


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