Update : December 29, 2020
Early names
- Some names have one word e.g. Mya, Nu, Thant, Tin
- Some have two or three words.
- It was not common to have long names.
An exception is a cartoon character named “Khin Maung Thein Tun Win”
Same name
We need additional information to disambiguate the names.
Aung Myint
- U Aung Myint (M67, GBNF)
Helped U Win Thein (M67) with Set Hmu Thadinzin.
Worked for UNICEF. - U Aung Myint (M69)
Taught at RIT and Singapore Poly.
Hobbies : Painting, Motivational messages - U Aung Myint (Pet69)
Taught at RIT
Known for his cartoons (notably Kyant Ba Hone)
Patron of “RIT Cartoon Box” - U Aung Myint (Min70)
Actor, guitarist and vocalist.
Known as “Thamankyar Ko Myint”. - U Aung Myint
“Yogi Thway Say”
Operates a recording studio (initially for his spouse : Phyu Thi). - Dr. Aung Myint (Chemistry)
- U Aung Myint (Donald, Dhamma friend)
Han Sein
- U Han Sein (C69)
Multiple sports athlete : Swimming, Water Polo, Basketball
“TONE KYAW”.
69er HCF members inadvertently put him in the GBNF list unaware that the Adhamma authorities “sneaked him away” for many years. - U Han Sein (M72)
Taught at RIT
Joined the Navy.
Retired as a Deputy Minister. - U Han Sein (Dawei)
Father : U Maung Lwin
Soe Win
- U Soe Win (M66)
Close friend of Saya Lin (M66). - U Soe Win (EP69, GBNF)
Captain of RIT Basketball team. - U Soe Win (EC70)
Worked for UCC and PTC. - Dr. Soe Win (SPHS58) stood First in Burma.
Retired as Rector of YUFL - U Soe Win (Met and Hydro)
- U Soe Win (NHK)
Misspelled names
- Some names are misspelled
- The most notable is Saya U Tin Swe.
Many called him wrongly as U Tint Swe or U Tin Shwe.
Mispronounced names
- Some Myanmar names cannot be easily pronounced by foreigners.
- Thane is easier to pronounce than Thein
- Kai is easier to pronounce than Khaing or Khine.
- My name has been mispronounced as La and Hala
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