Names

I have written and given speeches about names (e.g meaning, naming conventions).

I know thousands of names. Many people share names.

There is no formal way to spell Burmese names in English.

Examples

• Toon, Tun, Htoon, Htun
• Kyaw, Gyaw
• Win, Winn, Wynn

Non-Burmese find it difficult to pronounce most Burmese names.

Some Burmese have modified the spelling of their names.

Examples

• Kai (for Khaing, Khine)
• Kin (for Khin)

Some words (U, Maung, Ko) are mostly used as prefixes of names, but they also appear in the names.

Examples

• Khin Maung U

• Aye Maung, Aye Maung Han, Ba Maung, Chit Maung, Maung Maung Thaung, Nyunt Maung, Sein Maung, Sein Myint Maung, Than Maung, Thein Maung, Win Maung, Win Myint Maung
• Ba Ko, Ko Ko, Ko Ko Kyi, Ko Ko Zin, Min Ko