Category: Name

by Hla Min

Update : 11th October 2026

They have the same spelling ကောင်း in Burmese.

• Kaung — Former Head of Mechanical Department at Insein GTI; Father of Gordan and Ma Thida Kaung
• Kaung, Sithu — Held several positions before and after Burma’s Independence; His signature appears on early bank notes; Special Education Officer in the UK, Education Counselor at the Burmese Embassy in UK; Director of Education; first Chairman of the Burma Historic Commission.; Father of U Thaw Kaung, Dr. Kyi May Kaung and Daw Yee May Kaung.

• Kaung — Saya at RIT Civil Engineering Department; Moved to Seattle, Washington, USA.

• Kaung, Kin Wun Mingyi — Chief Minister for King Mindon and King Thibaw.
• Kaung Aye (Peter, UCC, GBNF) — Sydney
• Kaung Kaung Oo (Gordon Kaung, M83) — Youngest among the founding members of RIT Alumni International; Founding member and two=-term President of NorCal RIT Alumni Association; His ventures include Mechanical Solutions and iNapa Winery; He and his spouse Lillian Kaung (EC83) hosted several gatherings (to welcome sayas, to hold meetings) ; Donated Premium Wine bottles (e.g. at 2015 Alumni Reunion at Los Angeles and NorCal RITAA Dinner).

• Kaung Zan. Dr. — Director of Agricultural Research Institute.
• Koung Nyunt (GBNF) — Physics Saya at Rangoon University; Principal of Regional College (2).
• Koung Nyunt, Dr. (A67, GBNF) — Architecture Saya at RIT; Wote articles for RIT Alumni Newsletter;
  Moved to Auckland, New Zealand.

Names with Kaung or Kaung in middle and end

• Chit Kaung — Vocalist
• Chit Kaung, Yebaw — One of the earliest tried for treason.
• Kyi May Kaung — Doctorate in Political Economy; Published a novel, and has displayed paintings; Spouse : U Tun Shein (Willie, RUBC Gold).

• Maung Maung Kaung (Yee Pinn, M69, GBNF) — Businessman in Dawei (Tavoy); He and his spouse both succumbed to Covid (about a year apart).
• Thaw Kaung — Succeeded U Thein Han (Zawgyi) as Chief Librarian of UCL “Universities’ Central Library”.; Won several awards for his writings and for his dedicated services to Libraries, Library Science, History, Old Manuscripts.
• Yee May Kaung — Treasurer of Burma Research Society; Spouse : Dr. Mya Than
  

by Hla Min

Update : 11th October 2026

• Inya Lake — Home of Rangoon University Boat Club (RUBC) and Rangoon Sailing Club (RSC); Cross Lake swimming event was held as part of the Inter-Institute Swimming Contest
• Inya Road — Has an entrance to the Main Campus of Rangoon University
• Inya Hall / Inya Saung — Residence hall was for female students of Rangoon University
• Moe Moe used Inya as a suffix for her pen name.

Inya Saung / Inya Hall

Daw Su Su was the first occupant of Room No. (1) at Inya Hall. She danced three roles in the fund raiser for the Tekkatho ko mm Dhammayone. The director of the play was her cousin brother Saya U Lu Pe Win (Pali and Kyauksar Scholar). The rehearsal was assisted by U Nyi Bu. She was honored at the Thet Kyee Pu Zaw Pwe (Paying homage to the elders) held at the Tekkatho Dhammayone. Her account was published in the Golden Jubilee Sar Saung of Inya Hall.

She has three daughters : Hazel Saw Lwin, Dr. Olive Saw Lwin and May Saw Lwin. She wanted them to have experience (like her) at the Inya Hall. Per their mother’s request Daw Hazel Saw Lwin and Daw May Saw Lwin spent a year at Inya Hall as room mates.

by Hla Min

Update : 11th October 2026

• Hlaing Campus — UCC; Regional College (2)

• Hlaing — River
• Hlaing — Sports Officer, Institute of Education
• Hlaing Mi Mi
• Hlaing Myint — UCC; Australia
• Hlaing Win Gaung / George Min Gaung — Institute of Economics; RUBC

Names with Hlaing in middle or end

• Aung Hlaing
• Aye Hlaing
• Aye Win Hlaing
• Chit Hlaing
• Cho Cho Hlaing
• George Hlaing Mya
• Htoo Hlaing
• Khin Hlaing
• Kyaw Hlaing
• Mya Hlaing
• Myo Hlaing
• Nyunt Hlaing
• Ohn Hlaing
• Saw Hlaing
• Sein Hlaing
• Shwe Hlaing
• Soe Hlaing
• Tha Hlaing
• Than Hlaing
• Thein Hlaing
• Tun Hlaing

by Hla Min

Update : 11th October 2026

• Faisal Ahad / Aung Thin (SPHS68) — Father : Dr. Ahad
• Farook Patail — Father : Yacub Patail
• Fanny
• Frank Ba Shin — Pilot; Spouse : Hilda
• Frank Gale, Dr. / Khin Maung Zaw (SPHS63) — 17th in Burma; Father : Ba Gale
• Frankie Ohn, Dr. / Hla Ngwe Tin (SPHS59) — First in Burma; Father : Tin Ohn
• Frankie Wong — Tun Tin, Advocate; Father: Wong Kyin Hton; Son: Zarnee Tun
• Franklin Chu (GBNF) — Kyaw Nyein; FAO
• Fred Latt
• Fred Thetgyi (M69) — Frederick; Father: John Thetgyi
• Fred Thwin — Myo Thwin; UCC; Brother: Edward
• Freda — UCC; Father: Maung Maung Myint

• Freddie Ba Hli, Dr. (GBNF) — DG of UBARI; National Planning Advisor
• Freddie Maung — Father: Maung Maung

• Freddie Ba San, Dr. (GBNF) — Dr. Myo San, SPHS63; Third in Burma; Father : U Ba San
• Freddie San Shwe, Dr. — Paing Soe, SPHS65; Retired Deputy Minister; Admitted as Roll No (2) to IM(1)
• Freddie Sein, Dr. (GBNF) — SPHS63
• Frosty

by Hla Min

Update : 10th October 2026

• Chit, Dr. — Secretary of BSPP
• Chit — Blacksmith; RIT Workshop
• Chit — Tea shop in RU Main Campus
• Chit, Daw
• Chit Aung (Charlie, M69)
• Chit Chit, Daw
• Chit Hlaing — Commissioner of Excise
• Chit Hlaing — Co-author of “Myanmar Socialist Lanzin”
• Chit Hlaing — Navy Commander
• Chit Kaung
• Chit Khin — Movie director.
• Chit Khin— Youngest child of Dr. Chit Swe and Daw Khin Khin Latt
• Chit Khine — Secretary, Rangoon Turf Club
• Chit Khine — Saya; Physics
• Chit Ko Ko — Bohmu; Secretary of the Revolutionary Council & associated government.
• Chit Ko Ko
• Chit Lwin
• Chit Maung — Movie actor and director.
• Chit Maung, Journal Kyaw — Journalist and publisher; Spouse : Journal Kyaw Ma Ma Lay
• Chit Maung — Entrepreneur; Businesses include Amyotha Yoke Shin, Carlton Cinema, Khit Ah Kyaik Nylon, U Chit Maung & Sons.
• Chit Myaing — Colonel; Last of the 17 member Revolutionary Council to pass away; Ambassador to Yugoslavia and the UK; Moved to the USA; Supported Sayadaw U Kelasa; Brothers : Chit Hlaing, Chit Pyaing; Daughter : Amy Chit Myaing (Lei Lei Myaing, T70) retired from IMF.

• Chit Nyi Nyi

• Chit Oo Nyo — Author and lecture
• Chit Pe (M69, GBNF) — Succumbed to Covid
• Chit Po Po (M69) — RIT Rowing; Harp
• Chit Sabai — Vocalist
• Chit San Win — Author
• Chit Sein
• Chit Shwe
• Chit Soe — Swimmer, Diplomat
• Chit Swe, Dr. — Founder Director of UCC; Rector, RASU; Supervised students in Burma, Bangkok and Sydney

• Chit Swe, Sandaya — Composer and pianist
• Chit Swe — Lecturer in Political Science (during BSPP era)
• Chit Than — Thaing Saya
• Chit Thaung — Minister in the Care Taker Government
• Chit Thein — Author of High School Chemistry

• Chit Tin (EC69, GBNF) — Worked for MOC/MOGE and in Singapore.
• Chit Tin — Spouse of my cousin aunt.; He was never sick; The other is U Kwee Si (Ah Yoe Ku Saya, father of Ko Sein and Ko Shein); Both passed away the very day they sort of “fell sick”.

Names with Chit in middle or end

• Ba Chit
• Myo Chit
• Pe Chit
• Sein Chit

by Hla Min

Update : 10th October 2026

Aung Kyaw Myint (Eddie Shein)

• Matriculated from SPHS63
• Attended IM(2)
• Transferred to RIT
• Graduated with Mechanical Engineering in 1970
• Hobbies include astrology and palmistry.

Aung Kyaw Myint, H.E

• He escaped death when only one of the bombs set up at the Mausoleum by the North Korean agents went off.
• Six members of the South Korean delegation and the Kyemon reporter died.

Aung Kyaw Myint

• Attended computer classes at UCC
• Worked on computer projects (e.g. Forest Reserve Inventory).

by Hla Min

Updated : 10th October 2026

San Lin

• Signed Currency Notes of the Union Bank of Burma

San Lin, Dr. (C62)

• Taught part time at RIT Civil
• Worked for EPC
• Worked for UN projects in Thailand
• Spouse : Dr. Thynn Thynn founded Sae Taw Win 2 Dhamma Center

San Lin (C69)

• Passed away on April 5, 2018
• 69er GBNF #82

San Lin (EC73)

• aka Robert
• Studied M.Sc (CS) at UCC
• Worked for TI in Singapore
• Moved to Texas, USA
• Spouse : Daw Hla Myint (Marina, EC73)

San Lin (M87)

• Founding member of NorCal RITAA
• Author : Maung Lu Pay မောင်လူပေ

by Hla Min

Update : 10th October 2026

Introduction

I introduce myself to non-Burmese as follows:

• My name is HLA MIN (လှမင်း)
• Hla (လှ) means “handsome” and Min (မင်း) means “king”.

Misspelled & Mispronounced

My name has two words and six letters.

It is interesting to note that my name has been misspelled and mispronounced in several ways.

They include

• HAL
  It is an American name. It is also the name of a rouge computer in science fiction. The letters precede those of IBM (International Business Machines) by a position.
• HALAL
  It means “clean food” for Muslims.
• LA
  It is a musical tone.
• LAH
  It is Singlish (Singaporean English)
• MINH
  It is a common name for Vietnamese.
• MING
  It is a Chinese name (e.g. Ming Dynasty)

Speeches on names

I gave a series of speeches:

• Meaning of names
• Naming conventions
• Names of people
• Names of places
• Names of companies
• …

At Toastmasters meetings, I asked the attendees if they know the meaning of their names. Several tried to Google their names.

Remembering names

One way to remember names is to register them with an association.

Examples:

• Stein means a rock. Einstein means “one rock”.
• Peter means “the rock”. Variations include Bedr, Pedro and Peta.
• Deep means “light” and “wisdom”. Deepavali (or Diwali) is the Festival of Lights.
  Deepak is an Indian name.
• San is a prefix for male saints.
  San Francisco and San Jose are the Spanish names for St. Francis and St. Joseph.
• Santa is a prefix for female saints. Examples include Santa Anna, Santa Barbara and Santa Clara.
• Santa Cruz (Holy Cross) and Corpus Christi (Body of Christ) are names of cities in California and Texas.

Hla Min

Update : 9th October 2026

• Maung
• Maung Aye : DSA 1st batch
• Maung Ba
• Maung Cho : DI
• Maung Di : Dy Min;
• Maung E : Dr.
• Maung Gyi : Appraiser
• Maung Han
• Maung Kyaing
• Maung Kyaw : Dr.
• Maung Kyi : Swimming
• Maung Kyin
• Maung Lin
• Maung Lun
• Maung Lwin
• Maung Maung : Dr.; Briefly President; Mr. Burma; Several Soccer Stars; EP69
• Maung Maung Aye : SPHS63 & IM(1); Geography
• Maung Maung Gyi : UCC Chief Operator; Physics Saya

• Maung Maung Htay : UCC, VMI & Radford
• Maung Maung Htwe : RIT & Lifelong Runner
• Maung Maung Kyi : SPHS63 & Dresden U; Mandalay Gazette

• Maung Maung Lay : UCC Ah Ba; RIT Buddhist Association & Medicine Donor
• Maung Maung Lwin : Weightlifting & Sailing
• Maung Maung Myint : Movie Director
• Maung Maung Nyunt : Geology
• Maung Maung Nyo : Doctor & Author
• Maung Maung Oo : M72
• Maung Maung Pye : Burmese Sunshine
• Maung Maung Saw
• Maung Maung Sein : Surgeon & Rector
• Maung Maung Soe : Actor & Director; Two at RUBC
• Maung Maung Swe
• Maung Maung Than : Rector & DG; SPZP-2000 Golden Sponsor
• Maung Maung Thaung : SPHS
• Maung Maung Thein : UCC
• Maung Maung Tin : Soccer; Maths
• Min Aung : Orthopedic Surgeon
• Min Lwin : Orthopedic Surgeon; Maurice
• Min Lwin Oo
• Min Min : Chemistry
• Min Min Latt : Musician
• Min Myint : Chemistry
• Min Naung : Vocalist
• Min Nyo
• Min Nyunt
• Min Oo : Maths Professor
• Min Thaw : EP69er
• Mu : Saya & Taungdwingyi
• Mu Aye : Spouse of Win Thein Zaw
• Mu Mu
• Mu Mu Aye : T69 & Professor
• Mu Mu Khin : Tennis
• Mu Mu Kin : Muriel
• Mu Mu Myint : ICST
• Mu Mu Win : Luyechun
• Mya
• Mya Aung : UCC; Peter Tin

• Mya Aye : Golf Champion
• Mya Khin
• Mya Lwin
• Mya Maung : RUBC Gold; Movie Dir & Producer; Ah Myo Tha Yoke Shin
• Mya Min : RUBC
• Mya Mya : OG; Mrs. Ba Than

• Mya Mya Nu : Professor
• Mya Mya Win : BBS & UN

• Mya Nyunt : Rector
• Mya San : Veda
• Mya Sein : Father of Saw Naing & Myo Khin; BARB
• Mya Lwin
• Mya Than : PBRS, Eco, Singapore, Bangkok

• Mya Than Tint : Author
• Mya Thaung : Dhamma Friend
• Mya Thein : UCC; Bando & Law
• Mya Tin : Author & Lecturer; Aunt
• Myint Sein : BARB & IDEA Astrology; M69 & Badminton
• Myint Thein : M73 & Georgia Tech; Nuclear Chemistry; Physics; RUBC & Boxing; Dynamic Bando; Trade; EPC; Luyechun & Maths Curriculum
• Myo
• Myo Aung
• Myo Aye
• Myo Chit : UCC
• Myodaw မြို့တော်
• Myo Khin : C70, RIT, Irrigation & Japan

• Myo Lwin : RUBC; Pulp & Paper
• Myo Min : Eng Prof & Author; UCC co-founder; EENT; Pediatrician; Geology; ChE69

• Myo Min Aung : Doctor
• Myo Myint : EC67 & RUBC Gold; EC68

• Myo Nyunt : Weightlifting; Mayor; C69, Soccer & TF
• Myo Oo : M72
• Myo Paing : Medical Research & Golf

• Myo Sint : RIT alum & Poet
• Myo Swe : UCC
• Myo Than
• Myo Thant : EE74 & Pet Industry
• Myo Thein : PBRS & Marine Engg
• Myo Zaw
• Myo Zin : RUBC