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02-06-2010, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Yingzi View Post
Anyway, In the drama, many people often sneered her name "Sam Soon". Why did people think its strange?? Was it sort of,,, rare name ??Or Did it sound strange meaning??
It is because any Korean given name with '-soon' at the end means that it's a very stereotypical "old-fashioned" female name.

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And the name Hee Jin is generally concidered nice or is it popular name in Korea??
Most likely yes for girls. Any names with "jin" (真) are popular among women.


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Last edited by komitsuki : 02-06-2010 at 03:26 AM.
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