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A Chinese name that isn't too Chinese

51 replies

imightbeaspy · 06/12/2011 19:37

Me and DH have compromised - DCs get to have his surname and he gets to pick middle names and I get first names.

Surname is an unusual Scottish name ,but is a Mac.....
Middle name is Teàrlag if a girl and Teàrlach if a boy

I was born and grew up in Hong Kong and I only moved to the UK 8 years ago.
I count myself as Scottish - Hong Konger.
I speak cantonese (with friends me and my brother often spoke cantonese when we were younger and now and still will speak it to each other - we code switch most of the time). My parents still live out there.

So I want a chinese name for incoming DC - but not too chinese-y. (if that makes sence) they will probably have flaming red hair and be very pale and so I feel it would be odd to call them Chenguang or something.

So a Chinese name that isn't too chinese:

I've come up with:

Girls

Lan
Fei
Jia
Lin

Boys

Bao
Wei
Bai
Yanlin

Opinions/any suggestions ??

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MotherPanda · 06/12/2011 19:42

they all sound very Chinese to me! Fei is my favourite girls name - similar to the English Faye? Wei is probably the best boys name, but I'm not so keen

To be honest - all the Chinese friends I've had have picked English names to use when here - like Will and Yasmin, so i'm not a very good judge!