- Where did you get the name Aldus? 1. It's just a name we like. It sounds nice. It's masculine. It's unique enough that there won't be five other Alduses in his first grade class, but not so unique as to be Shangobunni unique. 2. He has the same name as Aldus Manutius, whom you can read about here on Wikipedia. We like that he'll share his name with someone who fostered the spread of information and literature.
- How do you pronounce Kwangsup? The first syllable, Kwang, has a soft a like "swan." (Not a hard a like "gang.") The second syllable, sup, is like "supper." Or like "Wassup?" Ha!
- Does "Kwangsup" have a meaning?
- "sup" is the syllable Aldus shares with others of his generation of the family. His male siblings and cousins (and possibly though not necessarily the females) will all have "sup" in their names. It was chosen by his great-grandparents, and the particular Chinese character for it means "harmony" or "flame."
- "Kwang" is the syllable that's all his own. It was, among other possible names, suggested by his grandparents at the recommendation of Prof. Wanki Paik of Korea University who knows a lot about Aldus's family's history. The particular Chinese character for "Kwang" means something along the lines of bright, shiny, broad, glory, scenery or always shining. We chose it over the other suggestions because we liked the sound of it, the meaning, and frankly the mid-range difficulty of writing the Chinese character.
- Whom does he look like? See below.
- Will he have Dutch citizenship or dual citizenship? The short answer is no. Although we would prefer the latter, he will only have American citizenship, and we will need to take him to the American consulate in the Hague to get him registered for that. See my "Baby without a country" post for the longer explanation.
This post was written while hoping more milk comes in and while listening to the oscillating fan because it's so FREAKIN' hot today.
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