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Cultural Influence on Naming Practices: American vs Korean Perspectives

This research delves into how culture shapes parents' choices in naming their children, specifically comparing American and Korean naming traditions. It explores the significance of non-material culture, biblical purposes, deliberate unique name selection, family traditions, and name meanings on naming decisions. The study aims to understand differences in naming practices between Americans and Koreans and how cultural influences impact the naming process.

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Cultural Influence on Naming Practices: American vs Korean Perspectives

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  1. Nomenclature Ryan Hong Erin, Hannah April 2012

  2. Questions • Big picture question: How does culture influence how parent’s select their children’s names? • Small picture question: How do American and Korean names differ in meaning and how do those meanings affect parents' decisions of naming their children?

  3. Objective • Non-material culture • Biblical purposes • Namesake • Deliberate selection of a unique name • Family tradition/ritual • Patrimony • Legacy • Name meaning

  4. Hypothesis • Americans will be liberal in their selection of names while Koreans will be conservative • The influence (i.e. non material culture, family tradition, and meaning) of names will be more affluent in America

  5. Division of Research

  6. Prior Notions • America • Bigger population, more ethnically diverse –> names from different nationalities may contribute to the statistical outlook of the American name database • English names are more generic – less association and more incentive to be unique and strive for individualism • Rigid rules for name selection are usually found in tradition bound societies • Research shows that different states have different trends • Massachusetts -> tend not to name children after their relatives • Virginia -> biblical names were prominent (puritan, New England) • Utah -> 2/3rds of Mormon children were named for kin

  7. Collected Data

  8. Analysis • Americans value their familial and religious namesake more so than the Koreans • The Korean alphabet may account for the lack of namesake – creates more room for creativity • Koreans tend to create names based on their pronunciation and meaning

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