I would like to know how the passing of family names works in Korea.
I know that married women keep their own family name, but which name do their children take on?
Korean women traditionally keep their family name at marriage, but children take their father's name. This adheres to the East Asian naming systems common to the cultures of East Asia which have been heavily influenced by China. However, there is small but notable trend in South Korea where both men and women, mostly young, prefer to be called by double surnames (one from each parent) or give their children double surnames. This may be attributed to a growing feminist influence in contemporary Korean society.
parousia wrote:Korean women traditionally keep their family name at marriage, but children take their father's name. This adheres to the East Asian naming systems common to the cultures of East Asia which have been heavily influenced by China. However, there is small but notable trend in South Korea where both men and women, mostly young, prefer to be called by double surnames (one from each parent) or give their children double surnames. This may be attributed to a growing feminist influence in contemporary Korean society.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_name
勺园之鬼 wrote:I am wondering though, as it says the naming system was heavily influenced by China, it Korean children can also be given their mother's surname instead of their father's, or both? This is possible in China, even if this is not as widespread as taking the father's name. Double surnames also exist in China. Is that the same in Korea?
ed wrote:勺园之鬼 wrote:I am wondering though, as it says the naming system was heavily influenced by China, it Korean children can also be given their mother's surname instead of their father's, or both? This is possible in China, even if this is not as widespread as taking the father's name. Double surnames also exist in China. Is that the same in Korea?
i don't think its true. in china the only people who can have double surnames would be the women. women retain their surnames but in front of their surname they have to add the surname of their husband. children always use their father's surname. this is the practice of the Han nationality. the majority of chinese are from the Han nationality. maybe what you mean is there are people in china who have 2 character surnames when most surnames are only 1 character. but these 2 characters are taken as 1 surname. it's not a combination of 2 surnames.
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