Writing Adolescent Fiction/Character names/Burmese

Usage note

Burmese first names are androgynous. Burmese will for a first name use one of the following, or combine two (Khun-Sa, Suu-Kyi). Originally people in Myanmar had no surnames, but now they use one of the possible first names as their surname.

U is an honorific meaning “old”. It is used for senior men, but also for monks.

First names or surnames

A
Aun
Aunt
Aung
Aye
Ba
Baby
Bau
Bawi
Bik
Bo
Bohmu
Boy
Byaw
Chain
Chao
Chaw
Chi
Chit
Cho
Chun
Da
Dan
Dar
Daw
Do
Gyi
Ha
Han
Har
Hay
Hein
Hla
Hlaing
Hmwe
Hnin
Hock
Hpay
Hsu
Htaik
Htain
Htaung
Htay
Htet
Htike
Htin
Htoo
Htoon
Htun
Htut
Htway
Htwe
Hwae
Ja
Kaung
Kay
Kee
Kha
Khain
Khaing
Kham
Khan
Khant
Khaung
Khin
Khine
Khing
Khun
Kin
Ko
Koe
Koko
Kwan
Kwei
Kya
Kyaing
Kyaw
Kyee
Kyi
Kyin
Kyu
Kywa
Kywe
La
Lai
Lar
Lat
Latt
Lay
Lei
Li
Lian
Lim
Lin
Ling
Linn
Lon
Lu
Lun
Lwin
Lynn
Ma
Man
Mang
Mar
Maung
Maw
May
Me
Mee
Meit
Mi
Mima
Mimma
Min
Mina
Minn
Mint
Moe
Mon
Moo
Moun
Moung
Mu
Mung
Mya
Myaing
Myat
Myi
Myint
Mynn
Myo
Myaw
Na
Naing
Nan
Nanda
Nandar
Nang
Naung
Naw
Nay
Ne
Nee
Nge
Ngwe
Ni
Noe
Nu
Nwe
Nyee
Nyein
Nyi
Nyinyi
Nyo
Nyun
Nyunt
Ohn
On
One
Oo
Ooh
Oung
Pa
Paing
Pan
Pann
Par
Paw
Pe
Pha
Pho
Phoo
Phyo
Phyoe
Phyu
Pi
Po
Poe
Pwint
Pyae
Pyant
Pyin
Pyone
Ra
Sa
Sai
Saing
San
Sandar
Sann
Saw
Sein
Seng
Set
Shein
Shin
Shine
Shwe
Si
Sie
Sin
Sint
Sit
Sithu
Smile
Snow
So
Soe
Sone
Su
Suan
Sung
Suu
Swar
Swe
Sweet
Tan
Tar
Taw
Tchin
Tha
Thame
Than
Thandar
Thang
Thant
Thar
Thaung
Thaw
The
Theik
Thein
Theingi
Theint
Thet
Thi
Thida
Thiha
Thin
Thinn
Thiri
Thit
Thu
Thura
Thuzar
Thway
Thwe
Thwin
Tin
Tint
Toe
Toke
Tu
Tun
Tut
Wa
Wah
Wai
Waing
Wang
War
Warwar
We
Win
Winn
Winna
Wint
Wun
Wynn
Xing
Ya
Yamin
Yan
Yang
Yar
Ye
Yee
Yi
Yin
Yint
Yo
Yon
Yona
Yonna
Yu
Yum
Zan
Zar
Zaw
Zay
Zeya
Zin