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"Most Chinese names have 3 or 2 characters, with the first character being the surname and the remaining characters being the first name." |
- The
China Experience
The Origin of Chinese Surnames - Chinese Name Translation
- Chinese Names
- Chinese Names, Chinese Surnames
- Chinese Surnames
- Chinese Surnames Origins
- Origin of Chinese Family Names
- Origin
of Chinese Surnames
Genealogy.About.com - Top
Chinese Surnames
Here are the top 200 Chinese surnames in order of frequency
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"Commoners were not allowed to use family names until after the Meiji Restoration of 1868, when they were allowed to create a surname or borrow an existing one." |
- Common
Japanese Surnames
According to a web page of Family Names in Japan (written in Japanese) by Mr. Hiroshi Morioka - Female Japanese Names
- Japanese Names & Armory
- Japanorama: Japanese Names
- WWII
Veterans with Japanese Surnames Listed in the Service Cardinal (Santa
Cruz)
In 1948, Santa Cruz High School published a yearbook called the Service Cardinal. It attempted to list all of the Santa Cruz High School students who served in World War II. The Santa Cruz Public Library has used the yearbook to compile a list of those individuals we believe to be of Japanese ancestry.
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"Vietnamese consider names to be part of the soul and thus sacred. A person's name should never be spoken angrily or casually." |
- Behind
the Name: Vietnamese Names
The etymology and history
of firstnames
- Female
Vietnamese Names
20,000 Names From Around the World - Male
Vietnamese Names
20,000 Names From Around the World
- Vietnamese
Names
Vietnam & Vietnamese Culture - Vietnamese Names
- Vietnamese
Names
ThingsAsian Article
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"The family name comes first, followed by the given names. Most Korean have 2 given names but some only have one.... Groups with the same family name are divided by ancestry into branches." |
- Behind the Name: Korean Names
- Korea: Korean Name Variants
- Korean Names: Explanation
- NITR: Korean Name Index
- Sensei's Library: Korean Names
- Tips for writing Korean names in English
- What's
Your Name?
Why do students from the Korean Culture change their name when enrolling in American schools? - Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Korean)
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