Friday, March 07, 2008

Nenko :)

I'm named after my grandfather, Nenko, my father's father. Nenko is not a common Bulgarian name like Georgi or Ivan, yet it's not really unusual. When I talk to people, especially foreigners, they sometimes say that my name sounds Asian, like Japanese or something...

So, here's what its all about (in Japanese):

Pronounced
"nen"

Means:
Year


Pronounced
" koh "

Means:
Service



"Nenko" means a long period of service, literally "years" and "service".
It can also be translated as ''seniority'' ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nenko_System )

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