hayma (, "forest", compare Himalayas) Male: thura ( "brave, gallant" from sūra) thiha ( "lion", from sīha) zeya ( "victory", from jāya) wunna ( "best", from kaung) Burmese people who marry foreigners or move to countries that use surnames may use their name as if part of it represented a family name. For example, Tun Myint's wife changed her last name to Myint, but Myint is part of his personal name. Honorifics As above, honorifics supplement a given name, and can be the normal form of address used both in writing and in speech, especially with a name of one or two syllables. Widespread use of honorifics is found within all cultures in the Burmese region. Although some ethnic groups have special honorifics, these words are recognized and applied by other groups (rather than being translated). For example, Aung San's parents are more generally known as U Pha and Daw Suu. These can be translated as "Mr. Pha" and "Ms. Suu" but are often used more informally. Some common honorifics used in Burmese include: Ashin ( or ), Monks, nobles, and rarely, for women (e.g. Ashin Jinarakkhita) Binnya, Banya ( or ), To indicate royalty and nobility, from Mon (e.g. Binnya U) Bo, Bogyoke ( or ), Military officers (e.g., Bogyoke Aung San) Baya/Phaya (, ), used to address Buddha, kings, monks, bishops and high ranking members of royalty Daw (), Mature women or women in a senior position (e.g. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi) Duwa (), Kachin chiefs Gyi (), As a suffix to show respect (e.g. Khin-gyi Pyaw) Khun (ခွန်), Shan men (of Kengtung ancestry; e.g., Khun Htun Oo) and Pa'O men Ko (), Men of similar age (e.g., Ko Mya Aye) Ma (), Young women or women of similar age Mahn (), Kayin (Karen) men (e.g., Mahn Win Maung) Maung (abbr. Mg; ), To address a man younger than oneself, also commonly used as a prefix for the proper male name. Mi (မိ), Some young women, usually as a nickname (e.g., Mi Swe); Mon women Minh (မင်း), Mon boys; equivalent to Maung, from Mon Nai (နိုင်), Mon men; equivalent to U (e.g., Nai Shwe Kyin), from Mon Nang (နန်း), Shan women of nobility, from Shan Naw (), Karen (especially in S'gaw Karen) women Nant (), Karen (especially in West Pwo Karen) women Nan (နန်း), Karen (especially in East Pwo Karen) women; Shan women Sai (စိုင်း), Shan men