Dobadog
Dobadog asked Lisa See:

Hi! I wanted to ask about the name structure of the Kang sisters from the Island of Sea Women. Why did you decide the character names of Gu-ja and Gu-sun if the second syllable should be a common name shared since they are both girls? Traditionally, the first syllable of the name is a unique personal identifier while the other is a generation name that is shared by all siblings of the same gender within a family.

Lisa See Oh, my gosh. I thought I had answered this ages ago. But I just found the answer sitting in another spot on Goodreads. Very briefly: you're right. That was a mistake on my part.

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