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07:12 Oct 9, 2007
Korean to English translations [PRO] Names (personal, company)
Explanation: A woman's name. The family name is "Kim" and the personal name is "Mi-ran" (may also be written "Miran" or "Mi-Ran").
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"Mi-ran" is the preferred standard under the South Korean romanization system, so that's what I would tend to use in a translation. "Mi Ran", "Mi-Ran" and "Mi-ran" are all used with similar frequency, but "Miran" is much less common.
Thanks, Narcis. After getting the input from the answerers I searched for the name on the Internet along with the organization this person is with, and I found out that the name is written "Miran Kim."
Hello, Casey. I agree with Samuel for the most part, but keep in mind that as for names people in Korea can choose to write his name between a number of romanization systems. Therefore you can find 이(李) as Li, Lee, I etc.
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Kim Mi-ran / Mi-ran Kim
Explanation: A woman's name. The family name is "Kim" and the personal name is "Mi-ran" (may also be written "Miran" or "Mi-Ran").
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"Mi-ran" is the preferred standard under the South Korean romanization system, so that's what I would tend to use in a translation. "Mi Ran", "Mi-Ran" and "Mi-ran" are all used with similar frequency, but "Miran" is much less common.
Samuel Henderson United States Local time: 00:25 Works in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 4
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Thank you, everyone. Samuel was first, so I'm going to give him the points.
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Asker: Thank you. Which is more common in Korean names: Mi-ran or Miran? Most of the time Japanese names drop the hyphens. I don't know anything about Korean names, though.
Asker: Thanks. Mi-ran it is, then. :) How long have you lived in South Korea? I've been in Japan for going on 7 years now. We're practically neighbors!
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According to the most recent recommendation by the Korean government, this name can be transliterated as "Kim Miran." But all the suggestions other colleagues made are also okay to use. Since it is a person's name, it is up to the person herself whichever way she chooses to use her name. She can say "Kim Meeh-rhan" for example and no body can complain about her choice.
Anyway, the recent recommendation recommends:
- Last name first as it is used in Korea by Koreans
- Using a hyphen between the first and the second syllable of a first name is not necessary, but it is okay to use.
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Kim Meeran, Kim Mee-ran, Kim Mi-ran, etc, I can make a quite long list...
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Of course, Kim Mi Ran is also okay, if the owner of the name prefers.
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