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What is my Korean family name and last name? - Lily - 01-19-2013 07:40 PM
Can anyone translate my Irish last name into Korean? My full name is Lily May McLaughlin, and I know Lily is 백합, Baekhapp. Can someone translate my middle name May and my last name McLaughlin and put them in the correct order in Korean? Pronunciation and characterized please
Lol I messed up on the question title xD and thank you guys
I know my last name is long lol it's Irish
- トトム- 01-19-2013 07:48 PM
Names don't work that way. You can't translate names.
- questionasker - 01-19-2013 07:48 PM
You can't really translate names, sorry, but you can make a Korean one. The thing is, nearly all Korean names have 3 characters, and Lily May Mclaughlin... really doesn't fit.
You could use 백합 as your front name, because the final 2 characters in the 3 characters is the front name, but your surname might be a bit of trouble. Just choose a random surname, it's fine.
- TheCurious - 01-19-2013 07:48 PM
Lily = 릴ì´
May = ë©”ì´
McLaughlin = 므í¬ëž˜í”„린
you cant translate your american name into korean lolol
btw your names pretty long haha
- Kelly - 01-19-2013 07:48 PM
You can't do that
- mtwelles - 01-19-2013 07:48 PM
I live in Korea and have a good Korean friend named "Eunbyeol" (ì€ë³„). If she went to your country and introduced herself to you by saying, "Hi. My name is 'Silverstar' ", how would you react?
You'd probably react the same way Koreans would if you introduced yourself as 백합.
You don't need a Korean name because you are foreign. Besides, if you had a Korean name, Koreans would probably look at you as a poser.
Use your own name. 릴리 ë©”ì´ ë§¥ëŸ¬í”Œë¦° (pronounced "lil-lee may meck-luh-pul-lin").
For what it's worth, Lee Ji-eun, a very popular singer here in Korea who calls herself "IU", uses "Lily" as her English name on her Twitter account.