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Ohn Ford's Son-in-law
Ohn is a Burmese name, used by people from Myanmar. Notable people with the name include: * Daw Ohn (1913–2003), Burmese professor in Pali * Ohn Gyaw (born 1932), Burmese Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1991 to 1998 * Ohn Kyaing (born 1944), Burmese politician and former political prisoner * Ohn Kyaw Myint (born 1977), Burmese army officer * Ohn Maung (1913–1947), Burmese Deputy Minister of Transport from 1946 to 1947 * Ohn Myint (1918–2010), Burmese journalist * Ohn Myint (politician) ( 2010–2016), Burmese Minister for Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development from 2011 to 2016 * Ohn Pe (c. 1917–2008), Burmese businessman * Ohn Than (born 1946), Burmese democracy activist * Maung Maung Ohn ( 2014–2016), Burmese Chief Minister of Rakhine State, Myanmar from 2014 to 2016 * Shwe Ohn (1923–2010), Burmese politician See also * John (other) * Ohm (other) {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burmese Name
Burmese names lack the serial structure of most Western names. The Burmans have no customary matronymic or patronymic system and thus there is no surname at all. In the culture of Myanmar, people can change their name at will, often with no government oversight, to reflect a change in the course of their lives. Also, many Burmese names use an honorific, given at some point in life, as an integral part of the name. Traditional and Western-style names Burmese names were originally one syllable, as in the cases of U Nu and U Thant ("U" being an honorific). In the mid-20th century, many Burmese started using two syllables, albeit without any formal structure. In the late 1890s, British scholars observed that Rakhines commonly adopted three-syllable names whereas Burmans were still using one or two at most. As they become more familiar with Western culture, Burmese people are gradually increasing the number of syllables in their children's names, by use of various structures. Today ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |