Comments on {sugarlens}: Opinions Wanted: Name

A good name choice is important - your name ends u...

2009-09-30T09:55:15.950-04:00

A good name choice is important - your name ends up, in way, defining you and your personality.

Some people overcome bad or unwanted names with nicknames. My parents left me without a middle name so I could choose one for myself - not that I ever did.

There must be some chinese names that we Americans won't "butcher" and "managle" that are bright, cheery and reflect on you and your hubby's love for each other and for the little one on the way. :)

I personally would go with a Chinese name. It is i...

2009-09-30T09:21:40.455-04:00

I personally would go with a Chinese name. It is important maintain our Chinese roots particularly in a western country. Your child can choose to pick an American name later in his or her life if he/ she wishes to. Just my two cents worth! =)

On the contrary, I never said we should be differe...

2009-09-30T07:52:47.328-04:00

On the contrary, I never said we should be different. We should be who we are. Which in this case is Chinese. And it's not just the Japanese, but Indians as well and countless other nationalities that hold onto their names instead of changing them to something to accommodate others. Besides, whatever we go with, we'll make sure it means and sounds nice and will fit in with whether it's a boy or a girl. yup!

i think you should just let it flow right now.. i ...

2009-09-30T05:15:56.968-04:00

i think you should just let it flow right now..
i mean if you can find a chinese name you really liked( before baby A is born) then go with it.. but if you cant find one, then stick to the american name. i strongly believe that a name is very important for a 'person' so i think that you should find a name( both chinese and american) that you feel really suits the baby ( and the one that u and hubs liked of course :)

also, is hubs last name a chinese name? if it is, i think its ok to have an american first name

Jaiyee is a cool name! :) My cousin's name is Man-...

2009-09-29T21:54:07.033-04:00

Jaiyee is a cool name! :) My cousin's name is Man-shing. Rough name for a girl, right? I think picking a name that people won't likely tease and is easy to pronounce is key. Yan, Wen, Kailin, Ying and Yen are names of friends/family i know. You could also consider names that sound like American names like Li (Leigh). That's what my co-worker did. Good luck.

I prefer it your way. Especially since the hubs h...

2009-09-29T18:35:24.549-04:00

I prefer it your way.

Especially since the hubs has legally changed his name to his American name.

Japanese names are also a lot easier to pronounce than Chinese or Korean names. People are always butchering my husband's. Japanese ones are fairly phonetic.

I always wondered about this. I remember having so...

2009-09-29T16:51:54.761-04:00

I always wondered about this. I remember having so many Asian kids in my high school classes and envied their chance to pick their own name.

The decision will be yours at the end, of course, but I just wanted to throw in my two cents and say it's really really hard to be constantly teased over your name and have your own teachers butcher it on the first day of classes. To this day I get knots in my stomach whenever I meet someone new.

I think giving the child an option to choose is a good idea.