Hannuri or Han Nuri?

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Han [name_u]Nuri[/name_u] means “one world” together in Korean.

My question is which looks better romanized? It seems like keeping it in one name (Hannuri) is easier for paperwork and may be more common. I like the way Han [name_u]Nuri[/name_u] looks better, but then with the space it is a double first name and comes with those inconveniences.

Thoughts?

Please DO NOT tell me to choose a different name or a more Anglo name. That is not my question. Thanks.

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I prefer the look of Han [name_u]Nuri[/name_u], but I agree that Hannuri might be easier on paperwork. What is the standard form of the name?

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I’ve been told by a Korean friend it can be either, with or without a space. She thought as a name Hannuri was more common. Of course here in the US neither is common.

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If Hannuri is the more common form of the name, and it is easier to put on forms, then that is my vote.

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I like the look of both and would probably go with Hannuri for the ease of use in paperwork. Since you didn’t list it, I’m guessing Han-[name_u]Nuri[/name_u] wouldn’t be an appropriate option? I like it with a hyphen too.

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I feel like I’d pronounce them differently: like Hannuri would be more run together and with Han [name_u]Nuri[/name_u] I’d say it slower and more formally. I like the look of both, though. I do think Han [name_u]Nuri[/name_u] might get cut off to just “Han” a lot of the time.

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Agreed, I would pronounce them differently as well. If pronounciation is important to you, maybe this can help make your decision

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Yes to me Hannuri looks like it should be pronounced like a strange [name_m]Henry[/name_m]. Han [name_u]Nuri[/name_u] separately encourages correct pronunciation - Han [name_u]Nuri[/name_u] as 2 separate words instead of ha-nuri which would be incorrect.

I’m told that a hyphen only complicated things though.

I think I’m leaning toward Han [name_u]Nuri[/name_u] despite all that.

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Han [name_u]Nuri[/name_u] looks best to me

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Actually… after doing some reading, I think I’m leaning toward HanNuri. Emphasized the correct pronunciation and also doesn’t have the issues with a space or hyphen.

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i’ll throw in that hannuri might get mispronounced more? HanNuri looks good too, but i’m honestly not sure how capitalizations in the middle of given names work in practice, it might also be a headache? i think this would be worth asking people with hyphenated names and people with multiple capital letters in their given name for their 2 cents on this.

i mostly just wanted to drop by to say i l o v e the name :heart_eyes:

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Thanks! From my “research” it seems like the order of headaches are:

  1. hyphens because some systems don’t recognize them
  2. 2 separate names because 1 is assumed to be middle or just gets dropped completely
  3. 2nd capital letter gets written as a lowercase sometimes

So deciding between HanNuri and Hannuri.

We are actually planning to use the nickname Han so either one works for us. In that case I wonder if we just use Hannuri because we don’t expect people to try to pronounce it correctly?

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gosh i really love this name

hyphens are that big of an issue, really? welcome to the 21st century everyone.
why don’t you run a poll, here and/or other sites like babynamegenie, to see how people would pronounce the different spellings?

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Thanks. I found it here: Browse Submitted Names - Behind the Name

I think all the name options will be fine and he will get through life okay. [name_m]Just[/name_m] trying to make life a little easier (without giving an Anglo name, which he may resent me for when he’s younger, who knows! I’ve heard most people grow up to end up appreciating their ethnic and unique names as adults).

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I prefer Hannuri! It sounds distinct enough from [name_m]Henry[/name_m] that I don’t think it’s like a weird version of that. I also think it’s pretty intuitive to pronounce. I think the meaning is awesome too!

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