Speaking for the Northeast, I have encountered (and check old posts about) names that were based on colors, numbers, the alphabet, and Korean - English / English - Korean misspellings.
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One NYC agency had Blue, Pink, Red, etc.. Another had Seven (there have been several Sevens; it makes me think that there is a Korean name that might sound like "seven" so it becomes Seven. Like the Korean name "Soon-Yi" becomes Sunny.) And there were other agencies with Aya, Bia, Cya, Diya, ... the "a" "ah" or "ya" ending is a Korean particle that indicates location. Pencil is a pencil that might be way over there. Pencil-ya is this pencil over here, close to me. A-ya is THIS "A" over here. B-ah is THIS "B" over here. C-ya, Di-ya, et ceter-a, ...
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Sometimes, I think a Korean "namer" (mamasan, etc.) hears a Western name that they like (maybe a celebrity name) but don't quite get it right when giving that name to a new girl. Miley (Cyrus) becomes Mali (What? Why are you named after an African country?). Likewise, a familiar Korean name gets Anglicanized or Americanized to something else, e.g., above, "Soon-Yi" becomes Sunny. "Jung Lee" or "Joo Li" becomes Julie. Etc. Not that the girl's real name is Jung Lee, but that a fake name that has a familiar (Korean) sound is easier to adjust to.
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An American actress born "Jane Doe" takes the professional name "Nancy Chambers" and acts in a play or movie as "Marilyn Drew." She doesn't have to learn a new language to manage those names, they are all familiar to a native speaker. Although "Julie" isn't Korean, it sort of sounds like "Joo Lee" or "Jung Lee" and is easier to use professionally than "Calliope" or "Clementine" or "Clytemnestra."
Posted By: sunnyday1
At least they had the decency to change the "i" to a "y"
(Talking about Kerry at GFE advisors lmao)
No but in all seriousness, this made me wonder, how do the naming conventions work in kgirl land? How do they keep track of all these names? I understand that a girls' name is in many ways her brand, her trademark, so how does all this work???
(BTW I miss you noona, you're still my ATF)
Your bro,
Sunny
