Meaning of Cho's name +Ginny/Harry/Cho . . .a long way to go
mongo62aa
mongo62aa at yahoo.ca
Thu Jun 19 14:09:11 UTC 2003
No: HPFGUIDX 61081
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "whimsyflower"
<profwildflower at m...> wrote:
> My understanding of Chinese naming is that the first name is the
surname,
> and the second name, the personal name. For Cho Chang, her
family or
> surname would be "Cho," and her personal, individual name would be
> Chang.
Me (Bill):
This is true, but Chinese living in the West usually reverse their
name order to match the general cultural usage. In China, Cho's
name would be Chang Cho.
Bill
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