Saturday, September 12, 2009

My Name


It’s simple, easy to pronounce, adorable but humorous. So a lot of girls and even boys have my name in Korea. However, the meanings are all different because it can be written in variety of Chinese letters. To figure out the meanings of Korean letters, you have to write them in Chinese letters. My name means wealthy, beautiful pearls. I’ve never thought that I am rich (lack of allowance) or pretty yet. It’s probably my parents’ the high expectations on me of perfection.

Although, my name doesn’t sound so unique or rare, there is something special about my name. It perfectly matches my characteristics. I am more of a ‘Thinking of you’ person than ‘Think of me”. I am not self-centered, I concern about other’s feelings. If I had to be a self centered person, I should have a super vision to identify other’s thinking and feelings. In my opinion, that’s why I think I was named You Jin.

My parents gave me the name, You Jin, because my mom personally liked ‘Jin’. In Korea, a lot of brothers and sisters have similar names. So, my sister was named Ye Jin, that’s why I had to be named You Jin.

For me, I personally like name that is strange, like Joviwa or Zeseta. Well, I was born in Korea, so there is not even a single chance that I could be named Joviwa or Zeseta. Though, my name sounds so vivid, hygienic and clear like a pearl, but Joviwa or Zeseta sounds like a mixture of something. My everlasting name is jammed on to me, and I should blissfully walk ahead with it, slowly.

1 comment:

  1. Pleasing - I like the connection back to your heritage and sibling lines. The image is great. Well done for sourcing correctly.

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