Q: My daughter is now four years old. My husband and I used to travel a lot, but we haven’t been able to since COVID. We want to get our daughter a passport soon. Her name is ‘비’, meaning “Rain”. Can I put ‘Rain’ instead of ‘비 Bee’ on her passport?

A: I am afraid you can’t.

I had a very similar issue with my daughter’s name which is ‘가을’ meaning Autumn.

She was born before the pandemic and we got her a passport.

When I applied for her passport, I wanted to put ‘Autumn’, instead of ‘가을 spelling G-A-E-U-L’.

But I was told that I had to spell it on paper the way her name is pronounced.

So in your case, I don’t think you can use the name ‘Rain’ on her passport.