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.
Ba Min — Saya; UC Berkeley alumnus; Mathematics; Astronomy
Ba Myaing — Saya; SPHS
Ba Myint — Pro-Rector, YTU
Ba Myint — Pyinnya Mingyi
Ba Nyein — Advisor, BSPP Government
Ba Nyein, Kyar — Boxing; Checkers
Ba Nyunt — Saya; History Professor
Ba Nyunt (EE58) — Saya; RIT; MOGE
Ba Oo — Sons : Eddie (Tin Aung Moe), Reggie (Tekkatho Aye Maung)
Ba Oo — “Tiger” Scrabble
Ba Pe, Dr. — Medical Doctor
Ba Pu, Dr. — Medical Doctor; Son : Peter
Ba Sein, Thakin — AFPFL
Ba Shin — Bohmugyi; Burma History Commission
Ba Shwe — Colonel
Ba Soe — Gyobinkauk; Brother : Hla Soe
Ba Swe, Kyargyi (Dawei Ba Swe) — Served as Interim Prime Minister when U Nu took sabbatical; Led the Stable AFPFL faction
Ba Swe, Yangon — Writer,;Sharpshooter; Credited as o shooter of Galon U Saw
Ba Than — Saya; Alumnus of Imperial College, University of London; Retired as Professor and Head of Mechanical Engineering; Proud supporter of HMEE project; Donated rare photos to HMEE project and MES; Donated back all the Garawa money that he received from the SPZPs and mini-PZPs; Offers soon kway on or around his birthday (October 2nd) and invites his former colleagues and students; Per request from his grandson, he wrote his Memoirs; U Tin Htoon (younger brother) compiled a Photo Album / Book for his 90th birthday in October 2020
Dr, Ba Than
Ba Than, Dr. — Police Surgeon; Rector of Institute of Medicine; Excellent soccer player and Harpist; Founder of “Zwe Ah Nyeint”; Stayed behind when the British evacuated Burma; Ran a hospital during the Japanese occupation with assistants including Dr. Maung Maung (father of U Maung Maung Kyi (SPHS63)) and Dr. Myint Swe; Children : Georgie, Kitty, Amy
Ba Than, Saung — Icon in Burmese music.; eight obituaries (one by each spouse).
Ba Than, Dhammika — Retired army officer and author
Ba Than — Founding member of the Kone The Gyi Myar Ah Thin (aka Burmese Chamber of Commerce); Son : U Chit Po Po (M69)
Ba Than — Son : Cyril (Than Hla)
Ba Than — Son : Kyaw Zwa Than (Jaws)
Ba Than — Physical Education, Palmistry
Ba Than Aye (Myo Myint Lay, GBNF) — UCC, Army
Ba Than Chain — UCC
Ba Than Haq — Saya; Pro-Rector, RASU
Ba Thaung — Burma Trade; Son : U Thaung Win
Ba Thaung — Son : George (Maung Maung Win)
Ba Thaung, Thakin — Author, Co-founder of Dobama Asi Ah Yone
Ba Thaw — Writer, Pa Lait Ah Yay Shi Ta Oo)
Ba Thaw, Bohmu — Maung Thaw Ka, Chief Editor, Forward Magazine
Ba Thein — Children: Peter, Than Than Nwe
Ba Thein — Son: Glen (Dr. Zaw Mon)
Ba Thein (Atlanta) — Pen name of Dr. Myint Thein (M73)
Ba Toke — Saya; Mathematics Professor; Rector of MASU; Burma Olympics Team Leader
Ba Tu — Daughter : Pearl (Pale)
Ba U, Dr.– President of the Union of Burma; Wrote “My Burma”
Ba Wai — Table Tennis
Ba Win — Arzani; Brothers: Aung Than, Bogyoke Aung San; Son: Dr. Sein Win
Names with Ba in middle and end
Aung Ba
Kyaw Ba
Shwe Ba
Ben
Benedict — Brother; SPHS
Benjamin Kyle — Myint Soe
Benny Tan (M70) — Tan Yu Beng; Golden Sponsor
Bo
Bo Aung Kyaw
Bo Aye
Bo Zaw Win
Bo Bo (C69, GBNF) — Saw Yan Naing
Bo Bo — Father : Hla Maung
Bo Bo Han (Tony Hundley) — Vocalist; Siblings : Mary, John
Bo Bo Kyaw Nyein — Father: Kyaw Nyein
Bo Dwe — Father: Hla Maung
Bo Gyi (A59, Uzin) — Co-founded Architects Incorporated with Tin Htoon (A60) and Aung Kyee Myint (A60); Their office became a gathering place for artists such as Paw Oo Thet, Director Win Pe, U Khin Maung Yin (A60); The three amigos later joined PWD; Designed the Mausoleum for Bogyoke Kadaw Daw Khin Kyi, and the higher authorities neglected him after that; Gave up playing the piano, modeling buildings, and drinking to become a permanent monk.
Bo Gyi — Justice, Vice-Chancellor of RU; Children : Sein Hla, Dr. Daw Khin Kyi, Tint Swe
Bo Gyi, Sandaya— Pianist; composer
Bo Gyi — Brothers: Robert Guy, Bo Lay
Bo Gyi — Father: Hla Maung
Bo Kyi (SPHS) — Drummer; Brother : Bo Ni
Bo Lay, Dr. — Deputy Minister; Translated several Veda texts into Burmese
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
Dr. Chit Swe in Sydney with his former students
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”.
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