Category: Name

  • E and Aye

    During our younger days, some Burmese spell their name as “E” instead of “Aye“.

    U E Maung served as Professor and Head of the Burmese Department at the University of Rangoon. Saya’s book “Kabyart Pann Kone” (Garland of Poems) was a prescribed text.
    His spouse Daw Khin Mya Mu (aunt of Sayama Daw Khin Saw Tint, U Nay Oke Tint, Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint) was a Kyauk Sar (stone inscription) expert.

    Dr. Nyunt Wai wrote :

    Dr U E, Professor of Medicine, Rangoon General Hospital and Medical College; later served as the Rector of the Medical College 2.

  • Guinness

    • Guinness — Beer
    • Guinness Book of World Records
      The idea was proposed by the McWhorter twins.
      One perished in an IRA bombing.
      The book expanded in size with the editions.
      There is a TV show and a web site.
      in the mid 1950s, Mingun Sayadaw was listed for his phenomenal memory.
    • Sir Alec Guinness — Oscar winning actor
  • Kyu

    • Kyu
    • Kyu Hmwe — Writer
    • Kyu Kyu
    • Kyu Kyu Hlaing
    • Kyu Kyu Lin (T75) — Volleyball
    • Kyu Kyu Lwin — UCC; Social Security Board
    • Kyu Kyu Swe, Dr. — Professor
    • Kyu Kyu Thin — Writer
    • Kyu Sein — UCC

    Names with Kyu in middle or end

    • Aye Kyu
    • Aye Aye Kyu
    • Ba Kyu
    • Chit Kyu
    • Han Kyu Pe
    • Khin Khin Kyu
    • Lwin Lwin Kyu
    • Myint Kyu Pe
    • Wah Kyu
    • Win Kyu
  • Than

    • Than
    • Than Aung
    • Than Aye
    • Than Byin
    • Than Lwin (Eric, GBNF) — Saya; Economics ; Librarian at the Faculty of Social Science; Visiting Lecturer at BIT
    • Than Lwin (Henry, EC69) — Saya; EE Department
    • Than Lwin — Saya; UCC; CSO; Moved to Singapore; Spouse: Khin Swe Oo
    • Than Lwin — Succeeded Joe Ba Maung as National Tennis Champion for Singles; They were Doubles Champion; Spouse: Mu My Khin
    • Than Lwin — US State Department; Father: Myoma U Ba Lwin
    • Than Lwin — Programmer; EPC
    • Than Lwin — Japanese Diploma; helped Japanese Veterans (Ah Yoe Kayk Ah Phwe)
    • Than Maung
    • Than Myaing
    • Than Naung
    • Than Ohn
    • Than Oo
    • Than Pe
    • Than Po
    • Than Sein
    • Than Soe
    • Than Swe
    • Than Toe
    • Than Zaw
  • Wunna

    Wunna means “good looking” (handsome, pretty, …). It is one of the good karmic results along with Aryu (Longevity), Sukha (Happiness, pleasure, joy, bliss) and Bala (Strength) for doing meritorious deeds.

    • Maung Wunna — Award winning Director
    • Sao Wunna — Minister in AFPFL Government.
    • Wunna — Son of U Nyein Min (C79), who named his company as “Wunna Construction”.
    • Sree Wunna Mangrai — UCC;Descendant of Keng Tung Sawbwa
    • Wunna Ko Ko (EC96) — Grand son of Saya U Net, Professor of Mathematics at MASU; Did further studies in Japan and the USA; Designed, created and maintained the second RIT web site
    • Wunna Maung Lwin
    • Wunna Saw
    • Wunna Sithu (SPHS65, EC71) — Rowed for Ye Kyaung Lu Nge, RIT and RUBC; RUBC Gold; RIT Swimming and Water polo; Worked for DCA before going abroad

  • Thant

    • Thant — Clean; Pure; Pristine
    • U Thant — Third Secretary of the United Nations
    • Thant Shin Pha Sa Pa La — Clean AFPFL
    • Thant Sin
    • Col. Thant Sin, Burma Army Medical Corp, former Commanding Officer of Defense Services General Hospital (DSGH) and later Deputy Minister of Health: unique in the spelling of his name: “thant sin (clean) and not “thant zin”
    • Thant Zin (M82) — SPZP; SDYF; HMEE; Father: U Sein Shan

    Names with Thant in middle or end

    • Maung Maung Thant
    • Myo Thant
    • Myo Thant Tin
    • Norman Thant Zin
    • Saw Thant
    • Thant Zin Ohn
    • Thura Thant Zin
  • Tha

    • Tha Aung
    • Tha Beinda
    • Tha Hlaing (EC83) — son of Saya Dr. Freddie Ba Hli, stood Joint First with U Thaung Tin (EC83, KMD) in the Final Year.
    • Tha Hlaing — Head of RIT Physics Department
    • Tha Noe, Maung — Author
    • Tha Hla, Dr. — Professor of Geology; Rector of the University of Rangoon
    • Tha Hla, Dr. — Dermatologist and personal physician of Tripitaka Sayadaw. He was conferred Wunna Kyaw Htin by the government
    • Tha Myat —Kyay Taing Min Gyi., Children: Than Than Tint, Tin Tun
    • Tha San — Actor
    • Tha Sein
    • Tha Htay (M70) — Major donor for the Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65; Head of MES (Nay Pyi Taw Chapter)
    • Tha Ka Doe — Writer
    • Tha Gyaw Wai
    • Tha Tun — Head of Architecture
    • Tha Win

    Names with Tha in Middle or End

    • Aung Kyaw Tha
    • Chan Tha
    • Kyaw Tha
    • San Tha
    • San Tha Aung