Where does the Asian name Oh come from?
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Oh is a common surname in Korea and there are similar names in Japan. Korean & Japanese are both thought to originate in China though, and there are surnames in China which are similar too eg. Or and Au. Also be aware of "same" surnames (the Korean/Japanese/Chinese character is the same) but different English spellings because of variations in dialects, language and pronunciation.
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At a guess it would have something to do with Saint Francis.\nMany locales share names as naming places is more difficult\nthan many realize... sort of like naming children... popularity rises and falls... and some names change... like political names...\n\nGeography being relatively stable there are still seismic movements between countries with conflicting claims of ownership will all have their own name for the place. There's a poor island in the China Sea claimed by at least three countries...\n\nI imagine Spanish missionaries 'named' those mountains. Hope this helped.
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Why do the others have their given name first? :)\nI have a theory... Many family names come from the place where you live. In English, for example, you say Richard of York. In Hungarian because of the grammar you say Yorki Richard. This can be a reason.
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While its true some asians change their names so that Americans can pronounce it easier,most do not!They may use a nickname,but the original name stays in tact.Many Indians just want to fit in with their surroundings which is only natural,it does not mean they are not proud of their cultural heritage,you are being a tad too harsh.
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Yes. It's Emilyn. It's a mix of Emily and Lynn, my mom wanted my name to have Lynn in it because Lynn in cantonese means pretty. And having this name has basically made me feel pretty. And also unique, because I, personally don't know any other Emilyns.
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I think it was from Greek mythology.  Asia was one of the Oceanids.  There was also an Anatolian (Turkish) king of that name.
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its a japanese name, so my guess would be japan.
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The other more historical and lyrical English term for China is "Cathay." Cathay is derived from the name of the Khitans (契丹) in northern China, founders of the Liao Dynasty. The Chinese were referred to as "Cathayans" in English texts before the 16th century and the term Cathay was still commonly used to refer to China, particularly northern China, until the mid-19th century. Today, Russians and many Central Asian states still call China as "Kitay" (Китай) or variations of this name. There is an airline called Cathay Pacific although many people do not know it refers to China.
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Nope. Its a chinese dialect. Many people in Hong Kong speak it. Its read from chinese words. Just pronounced differently it seems. May be closer to Thai, but definately not related.
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Its Filipino tradition to say PO or OPO when younger people are replying to older people. Its a sign of respect.
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I am not Korean and therefore cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information.  My research indicates that of the 286 Korean surnames, Hong ranks number 8 in usage as a Korean surname.  The name Hong was given as a clan name by one of the kings of Shilla (one of the early Three Kingdoms in Korea).  The Chinese character (called Hanja in Korean) which represents "Hong" can be defined as "Great Favor" or "Great Kindness".  Hopefully, a native Korean will respond to your question.
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One thing to remember is that because we name children with any character or any of the two characters put together, we don't have lists of men's names or women's names. You can say that Chinese people actually "invent" names!\n\nWhen parents name their children, it usually depends on either \n1. fortuneteller's suggestion\n2. what happened or under what condition they are born\n3. what they hope their children to be in the future or\n4. what personality they hope their children to have\n\nI think you can add this fact in your novel if you like. It can be a very good factor of a conflict.\n\nShen Huan is a good name, as Shen (沈) is really a Chinese surname, and there are characters pronounced "huan".\n\nIf Chloe is raised in the UK, I think you can give her a name that implies "China" or "Chinese culture", since many overseas Chinese parents don't want their children to "forget their roots", meaning to lose their own culture (the Chinese culture) and forget their true idendity (that they are Chinese). Names like 思中 (Si Zhong) and 思華 (Si Hua) (both of which mean "thinking about China") are of this kind.
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It's ochenta y cinco; pronounced "oh CHEN tah"  y means "and" & is pronounced "ee," as in feet. "cinco" (five) is pronounced like "scene ko".
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Most of the names come from hundreds of years ago when the countries had different names, or the english speaking people named the country after a group within the country, or got the country's name from a third language - for example, before any westerner had ever been to Japan, they had been to China, where the Chinese pronounce the characters for Japan as "Yappun" - as the word drifted from one language to another, and since a lot of foreign sounds don't fit other languages there is drift - the Y was eventually replaced with a J, and the spelling was based on the sound of the pronunciation - i.e. Japan. The Japanese word for the United States is "Beikoku" "rice country". These things are done because of a combination of convenience and the lack of direct communications hundreds of years ago. People were hearing about these far off countries via third and fourth parties - the Portugese sailors tell the spanish who tell the dutch who tell the brittish.  Ever played the "telephone game"? It's like that.
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Well, my sister in-law is in the navy, and she's an interpreter for Chinese.  She knows a lot, I only know some.  \nNay-Ho-Ma=Hello,   Yu=Fish, Ge-Ge= Older Brother,  Jie-Mei= Older sister,  Fu-huo-qide= Sister-In-Law,  Wo=I, Ni-You,  and Mei-Mei= Younger sister.
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Chinese (pinyin- English spelling)\nHe's (Ta) Really (hen) Hot (shuai- pronounced shwai, litarally means good looking)-----all together, "Ta hen shuai".\n"He's hot" as in really popular, the "it" thing, famous-  "Ta hen hong" (hong means red, literally [used b/c "red-hot"])
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the "o" is pronounced like "uh"...that's how i've always thought it to be anyway and how it's pronounced phonetically