Does the name ”Kim Sam Soon” sound strange in Korean??

[Yingzi]

Hi! I currently saw the Korean drama "My name's Kim Sam Soon" I really really love it! hehe
Anyway, In the drama, many people often sneered her name "Sam Soon". Why did people think its strange?? Was it sort of,,, rare name ??Or Did it sound strange meaning??
And the name Hee Jin is generally concidered nice or is it popular name in Korea??
Please do tell me I can't even sleep with thinking about that!!!

thank youu! Kamsahamnida!

[TalnSG]

There are one or two scenes where the reactions to her name are sort of explained, but its been to long since I saw it. One is very near the beginning just before she goes to the interview. The other is about mid-way through the story when she is in the family yard and thinking things through.

All I remember is it is not that the name is particularly funny sounding, but there is something associated with "Samsoon". if it comes to me later I will post it.

[Yingzi]

Originally Posted by TalnSG

There are one or two scenes where the reactions to her name are sort of explained, but its been to long since I saw it. One is very near the beginning just before she goes to the interview. The other is about mid-way through the story when she is in the family yard and thinking things through.

All I remember is it is not that the name is particularly funny sounding, but there is something associated with "Samsoon". if it comes to me later I will post it.

Wow I should check it on Youtube
Thank youuu

[komitsuki]

Originally Posted by Yingzi

Anyway, In the drama, many people often sneered her name "Sam Soon". Why did people think its strange?? Was it sort of,,, rare name ??Or Did it sound strange meaning??

It is because any Korean given name with '-soon' at the end means that it's a very stereotypical "old-fashioned" female name.

And the name Hee Jin is generally concidered nice or is it popular name in Korea??

Most likely yes for girls. Any names with "jin" (真) are popular among women.

[TalnSG]

Originally Posted by komitsuki

It is because any Korean given name with '-soon' at the end means that it's a very stereotypical "old-fashioned" female name.

Thanks Komitsuki. That brought back the details of the garden scene for me. She was commenting about her father and the choice of that name and how traditional he had been.

[komitsuki]

Originally Posted by TalnSG

That brought back the details of the garden scene for me. She was commenting about her father and the choice of that name and how traditional he had been.

Yup. You explained it correctly. The "-soon" corresponds with "pure" in Hanja (Chinese characters).

[Yingzi]

Originally Posted by komitsuki

It is because any Korean given name with '-soon' at the end means that it's a very stereotypical "old-fashioned" female name.



Most likely yes for girls. Any names with "jin" (真) are popular among women.

Wow they perfectly made sense to me!Thank you!!!!!

[hitotsz]

Originally Posted by komitsuki

Yup. You explained it correctly. The "-soon" corresponds with "pure" in Hanja (Chinese characters).

I knew that something ending with 자 (ja) 子 in Korean females is Japanese style from colonial times, common among grandmothers. It would be Koreanized version of so many Japanese female names ending in -ko. Like Kyouko.

What would -soon correspond to in Japanese?

[komitsuki]

Originally Posted by hitotsz

What would -soon correspond to in Japanese?

It'll be 純（じゅん）

But this is from conservative Confucian notions.

[hitotsz]

This reminds me of the name Junko, which in Korean is Soonja.