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by sohkamyung 2581 days ago
It's not for Malaysian born Chinese. We usually have three names. For example, mine is SOH Kam Yung:

SOH - family name

Kam - 'generational' name (same as for my brothers)

Yung - my given name

For simplicity, I usually add a hyphen (Kam-Yung) in my name to make it easier for people to refer to me in non-formal settings, i.e. I should be called "Kam Yung" or "Mr. Soh".

Calling me "Kam" (it has happened) is nonsensical from my point of view.
2 comments
donpark 2581 days ago
Same for Koreans. Capitalizing the first character of the 'generational' name and lowercase for given name could work.

But I think emphasizing the given name offers better UX so given name should be all caps and family name should be all lowercase like this: YUNG Kam soh or soh Kam YUNG.

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Freak_NL 2581 days ago
> But I think emphasizing the given name offers better UX […]

How? You are introducing a custom capitalization convention nobody uses. People expect the UPPERCASED name, if present, to be the surname (or whatever you can sensible put after Mr/Ms). Going against strong conventions is not a good user experience.

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Double_a_92 2581 days ago
> Calling me "Kam" (it has happened) is nonsensical from my point of view.

Would just Yung be ok?

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sohkamyung 2581 days ago
> Would just Yung be ok?

For me, that's only for family members and very close friends. :-)

It's like a personal nickname that you feel comfortable with if only a close circle of people use.

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