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