- Headline: "Naming"
- Contributor: Hyunsook Shim, President of Christian Adoption Program of Korea (CAPOK)
- Source: Kyunghyang Shinmun
- Date of Publication: March 21, 1975
- Summary:
Among the babies entrusted to our Christian Adoption Program of Korea (CAPOK), some arrive with names given by their parents. However, there are many children of unwed mothers who are placed with us before they even have the chance to be named. In such cases, social workers assign temporary names to these babies, with which they are called until they are adopted. Some of these names are made from simple Korean words, such as Ttolttori ("Smart One"), Choi Yeol-mae ("Fruit Choi"), or Yang Ttal-gi ("Strawberry Yang"). At times, names from the Bible or even the names of staff members are used.
In the Book of Genesis, God entrusted Adam, the first human, with the task of naming all creation. The act of naming another person is an extraordinary privilege. Are there no adoptive parents who would embrace the unique privilege of giving a name to a child? The promotion of adoption for children born to unwed mothers persists, while the authority to name the child shifts to adoptive parents. CLICK the article below to view the original scanned article as it appeared in print, complete with text and images, on the Naver News Library, which archives Korean newspapers from the 1920s to the 1990s. For easier reading, click “텍스트 보기” (View text) in the top right corner to open a text-only window.
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