Is Your Chinese Name Lame? - Analyze Students' Chinese Names/Tips from a Chinese native speaker!

[@SR-kh6yq]

It would be interesting if you could make a full video about Chinese names (of native speakers), that is how parents choose their children’s names, how naming conventions changed throughout the decades, what names would sound old-fashioned now etc. So a more in-depth explanation of what you mentioned about women’s name in the 50s-60s. I’ve always been interested in the subject but I never found much information. Btw, I think at 5:47 you kept the pinyin from the previous image :)

[@katyb2793]

Yes it's such a mystery to me! 👍

[@Kpoper4life]

It's interesting because my friend's Chinese name (given to her by her grandparents) is two of the characters that she says are old fashioned. In a way it makes sense though because her family is 5th or 6th generation Americans so those were probably the names common when her ancestors immigrated.

[@kimdavis2433]

Grace is not strange at all!! It's very common among young people around their 20's

[@lbb2rfarangkiinok]

You are right, it seems to have made a comeback. Still, for millennials it makes you sound too young or too old imo. Honestly i know 0 Americans in my age group named Grace. Sounds very puritan to my ears.

[@strwberimisù]

Eunice too

[@ireneteaches8994]

Yeah, there has been a trend in the last 5 to 15 years in the US of bringing back the women's names of the early 20th century. Clara, Olivia, Lillian, Amelia, etc.

[@truezyf]

@@ireneteaches8994 english speaker don't have many options. jane barbara claire amy fiona....... maybe 200-500 i guess? hundred millions ppl choose from hundreds names.

[@ireneteaches8994]

@@truezyf There's a wider variety of female than male names among English speakers (and some other Western languages), but I take your point. Barbara and Claire are both used in my family! ;)

[@katyb2793]

The dialogue in my textbook talks about two twins named 王小朋 and 王小友 😅

[@rejinamaharjan3218]

😂😂😂

[@danielaverde3875]

Mine are 小龙，美云，木兰 乔丹 🤣

[@pinkgreenmelon2209]

same haha

[@k-2d]

in mine it is 王朋和李友, and they are love interests

[@chimchimmochi3863]

@@danielaverde3875 mine too 😂😂😂

[@ronross9752]

Thank you Jessica Smith. Now I know how to make myself a Chinese name. I think I had one as a kid but I forgot it, time to renew!

[@smartmandarinkatrinalee]

Interesting video topic! 😊There are definitely some old-fashioned characters that we don’t suggest in a Chinese name. And foreign students do need some guidance from a video like this to get a Chinese name that they don’t regret later on. 😂

[@chloefitzhughrohaly3724]

Moo

[@Andrew36597]

I love your content, it’s always really fun and casual and I think a great way to learn about many Chinese language subjects! My Chinese name is 欧泊安 by the way, and it was given by one of my students shortly after I moved to China and really liked the meaning she told me it had, something like “Safely travelling from Europe, adrift across the world”

[@samsonlao7002]

泊安 is nice. 泊, to anchor (a ship). 安, safe / be satisfied with. The whole name has the feeling of "travelling with boat and take things as they are"

[@rowanrong-anwang8267]

Sounds like a good name, and it can be native speaker name!

[@shirleyaprile4838]

Many old names eventually come back into style. Mabel, Lillian and Hazel for example.

[@maximilianisaaclee2936]

Wow, interesting to know the difference between the older and younger generation name choices. Some of the mainland Chinese names do sound quite simple yet exotic to me as a Chinese born in the diaspora. I'm a Chinese Malaysian, and my dad gave me the name 李世光, pretty straightforward but I guess it sounds more like what a Taiwanese would use as I've found one person with the exactly same name, but mine is based on our faith.

[@thegreatbufan6158]

名字不错的，会让我想到唐太宗李世民！

[@miguelanyeliszaragoza8951]

ok, I have to say it: your English is very good! Really! I mean, I'm not a native English speaker, I can't speak it fluently, but I can understand you perfectly... and I'm so grateful!!!! because I'm studying Mandarin Chinese and there's not much material on KZbin to learn in my own language (Spanish), so thank you very much! ;-;

[@woongwink1894]

So my grandparents gimme 宝宝 as my Chinese name, it’s cute when I was young but now I’m almost 30. so for me nowadays it’s kinda weird saying it out loud.

[@lbb2rfarangkiinok]

That's not a name. It is just how Chinese people refer to children as "sweety", "darling". Interestingly it is the same as German "Schatz" because they both refer to treasures or things of high value.

[@woongwink1894]

@@lbb2rfarangkiinok In my case, it’s my real name tho. I also have my Chinese 印章.

[@lbb2rfarangkiinok]

@@woongwink1894 Oh wow, interesting! So I took your story and told some of my Thai friends just now, and two of them thought of a couple they know that named their children "Bao Bao" and "Bao Bei", so apparently that trend has caught on there as well to an extent XD.

[@luiysia]

reminds me of how some people in america are named "junior" or "baby"😅

[@GreyLiam]

@@lbb2rfarangkiinok I used to know a woman called “Schatzi.”

[@amyxzx2653]

我很喜欢 英语词rainy为名字。 I've always been fascinated by the chinese name Rainy, which I've come to realise is probably to do with the character 雨 more than anything else.

[@yuda7367]

Try 欣雨

[@GeorgAnkar]

I made my Chinese name literally poking with my finger in Pleco dictionary, and the result was 项义广 :) Later, I discussed it with my Chinese friends and they told me that it's a pretty good and natural Chinese name. I hope they were right xD P.S. At least the 名 part of my Chinese name is an actual Japanese name - Yoshihiro (義廣 in traditional spelling) :)

[@ShuoshuoChinese]

Wow, that’s amazing and fun!

[@tedc9682]

Very good video about real Chinese names. Note that many Americans don't like their name, so they use initials (JJ) or a nickname (Betsy, Jessie) or their middle name. At a new job the first question is often "What should we call you?" The only time I hear my "birth certificate name" is at a doctors office -- that's my name on the medical forms.

[@HaswellCore]

I really liked how you told us what you associate with the names, for me Chinese names are always like "ok, mountain, fitting for a fat guy with a small head" or "having pretty in your name sounds smug".

[@em_oh_gee]

But why would giving old names to children be seen as weird in the first place? I love old names, they are so beautiful ^^! The old names also carry a history with them, they are the names of our ancestors :D. I see, that a lot of people from China or Asia in general, who are learning Polish (my native language) choose to give themselves names, which are considered as old and the reaction of Poles is always positive. Please, don't get me wrong, I think "modern" names are also ok and are really beautiful too :)! I just personally like the "old" ones :). Even in English (if I would marry an Englishman, I would definitely name our male child James! I love this name!) And btw. my Chinese name is 马宇甜 - my Chinese friend helped me with this one and I'm always happy when I'm called this way and don't really care is it new or old ^^!

[@30803080308030803081]

I think Helen and Grace are really good names! Grace is a fantastic name, and it doesn't sound old at all. Helen is a classic name, not bad at all.

[@obnoxiouscommenter6194]

Man, I remember back in high school during class a lot of our names were 黑龙，香龙 etc haha

[@William_Galeana]

my Mandarin teacher in college gave me the name 高威廉 😄 I liked the fact that 高 (Gāo) is a common family name that resembles the first syllable of my own, and that my first name already has a Chinese equivalent! 威廉 (Wēilián), powerful + honest! I also think she used 高 because she thought very highly of me and felt I was at the top of the class :)

[@kelsyfish]

Thank you so much for making this set of videos! I’m thinking of 江妍汐 for my Chinese name 🤔 (a girl’s name). I know this is an older video, but if you check back, I would be curious what you think. 😊 谢谢你！

[@polancogirl]

A fellow 妍汐!

[@xiannvzuo5606]

That's really a good name.

[@mvnorsel6354]

I worked in a hospital with Chinese nurses. I tried to learn some words. My Chinese name was ' brave nurse '.

[@alitaryasa2211]

My name is Alit, my chinese friends call me 阿里巴巴...😅

[@suriyoon8736]

Alibaba!

[@MorningSherlock]

Are your friends from turkey 😂😂😂

[@denysjorge6417]

My chinese name is litteraly a word play on my employer: 迪斯尼 Disneyland 🎢 迪尼斯.

[@jasminejasmine7156]

厉害 哈哈哈哈

[@user-dg3ug7ny5d]

My Mandarin name is "李智永," which is inspired by my English last name, and my adopted South Korean name (이지영). My Korean name was able to be completely translated into Mandarin, as all of the Korean characters have Sino-Korean origins. Each character also has relative meaning to me. '李' meaning "plum/plum tree" relates to the plum tree that existed in my front garden; '智' meaning "wisdom" is the conventional opposite of my Latin script first name's meaning (beauty - balance is the key to life!); and '永' meaning "eternal" refers to my family's long life span, and me wanting to build a name and career for myself that won't be forgotten (i.e. "lay my roots down" like a plum tree). When I came up with my Mandarin name, I had thought about the character choices and meanings for a while, if you couldn't tell. "Jade" was also up for contention in the beginning instead of '智,' but I'm happy with my choice. '永' is also in one of my favourite Chinese idioms, "学习永无止境," and always reminds me of 'water' ("水"), which is the world's life source and necessary for a fruitful crop of big, juicy plums! The only downside to this Mandarin name of mine is that it's more popular as a male name in Mandarin (it's a popular, strictly feminine name in Korean), but I'm fine with it, as I have quite unconventional, masculine features in person and spirit, which I like.

[@thegreatbufan6158]

It's a good name. And your interpretation is exactly correct!

[@user-dg3ug7ny5d]

@@thegreatbufan6158 Haha, thanks! I sure hope it has great meaning and correct interpretation with how many characters I went looking through :)

[@jerryli6763]

Super honest review...loved it

[@BAn-mu4qe]

Thank you very much for this original and useful video. You could have a side business helping people choose their names!!! Have a great week. Barbara

[@hassan47ab]

Love your videos ❤️❤️ your biggest fan 😍

[@bawngtimkh9196]

This is such an interesting topic. Chinese are really into names and western names and as I first started studying Chinese I didn't think much about adopting a Chinese name. My western name is Timothy 提摩太 or蒂莫西 depending on the translation it could mean timothy hay. 🤣 But I really like the meaning of my name it means honoring God and as someone who likes to study religions I really like the meaning behind my name originating in Greece. I also like watching movies about deities like League of Gods American gods etc. Honoring the gods is 荣誉神 rongyu shèn but I don't think that is a good choice for a Chinese name maybe there are similar ways I will have to look in a thesaurus 🤔. I go to a Taiwanese dao vegetarian restaurant and the owner calls me 明良 . I am currently studying Chinese at a school and they call me 李明郎. I like the traditional two syllable names. I don't know very interesting. I will keep you posted

[@jlj1987]

Dang 说，why you gotta trash my birth year like that? 🤣

[@lbb2rfarangkiinok]

"硕"

[@PortuguesewithEli]

我第一次取个名字的时候选择了路易斯（我的名字），但是那时候我的发音真的不好，所以跟朋友们聊天的时候我说大家好我是路易死。。。然后我的老师帮我取个好听的名字，我叫易尚明

[@89hyyy56]

易尚明这个名字真的不错

[@chrisbach1533]

Very well done :). Something in general from a western guy like me: I realized many people have a tendency to ignore hyphens all together. So if you want to be sure, spell the name either Yanran or YanRan, no space, no hyphen, and anyone will understand its one name. Yan-Ran could look for western ppl like a double-barrelled given name (like Anna-Marie). And Yan Ran looks like two seperate names. If a westerner reads Yan Ran Peng (or Peng Yan Ran), he will think Ran is a middle name and only Yan the given name. The hanyu pinyin (Peng Yanran) is fine and makes anything clear. :) But the best way is definatly without hyphen/dash or space, because hyphen and space seperate a name. Yanran or YanRan makes 100% clear its one name.

[@yooks5]

I am an Indonesian, my grandpa and my daddy are Chinese, our Chinese surname is 郭. When i was born, it was the era of 神鵰俠侶 TV Show. "Yoko" (楊過 in Hokkien Pronounciation and Indonesian Phoneticization ) was given by my mom as my Indonesian given name, because she just liked that character so much. So i just give myself a Chinese name, "郭楊過", because I am literally a 郭家兒子 and both Yoko and 楊過 are actually of the same origin 😂😂😂😂😂 does that name sound weird? :/ cause it is like, two surnames combined into one 😂😂😂 and some people also says that my name sounds like a combination of 郭靖 and 楊過 😂😂😂😂😂 老師覺得怎麽樣？😭😭😭😭😭

[@fredao6666]

afraid it's a lame one. Man. haha

[@yooks5]

@@fredao6666 Yeah i think so... Even it's a lame name in Indonesian XDDDD but that's just my name... I'm not good in giving my self name =))

[@ratba5tard579]

this title felt like a challenge so guess who’s learning chinese now

[@Sam-i9p]

What do you think of my idea, 大鸡蛋 My parents were chickens so that's the name they chose for me

[@jacobsaavedra8677]

My Chinese last name is 萨，and it usually throws natives off since it isn't common. I kept it though, since it was the first name a Chinese friend gave me and it has somewhat of a sentimental value. I usually explain it by saying the "sa" in Lhasa, or if I want to joke, pizza (比萨）😅. My given name is 雅博 though, most say they like it.

[@ObadiahWright]

我的老师给我叫 冉德。我的朋友都说：听起来和尚的一个名字～ 过了一年，它们就想出了这个绕口令：冉德的头发是染的，冉德的朋友叫德染，德染叫冉德染蓝的头发，但是冉德懒得染蓝的头发。😅

[@fredao6666]

Hilarious

[@annacoello7623]

This was so fun! My first name in English is Anna. So I just kept that. So now my Chinese name is 高安哪.

[@LJBremer233]

你好， 我的名字是金灵花 🌸。 I spent a lot of time working on my name as I didn’t want to translate my English name over. My Chinese teacher said it was a really good name, hopefully she wasn’t just being polite lol! Good job I’m middle age I guess 😂

[@africasteel1515]

what i suggest 金桦 instead of 金灵花

[@Min-Jeong2003]

@@africasteel1515 她是中年妇女 这个名字其实还行

[@imorichwu4797]

@@Min-Jeong2003 这和上面的颜彩瑩有的一拼，我有点怀疑她们是同一个老师。哈哈哈

[@CharleyWang]

你的语言语感真利索，反应快，听你挂啦挂啦的也很有趣！

[@rererenate2517]

I'm Indonesian and my name is Renate (as you can see in my username) and my Chinese name is 王柔娴 and it really suits my personality lol

[@darrenmeachem8290]

Great video 👍. You mentioned a very similar name to what i am considering. 孟海文 and 孟文泽

[@sophiak8687]

Thank you for this video! My Taiwanese stepmother helped me pick the name "倪幸哲". I am curious, does this name sound more Taiwanese? Are there any distinctive characteristics to Taiwanese names? (apart from surnames like 陈 or 蔡...)

[@Min-Jeong2003]

倪幸哲 is so taiwanese to me

[@mamunmostari6659]

I am a Indian but Chinese county favourit

[@kiwifruitkl]

Women in the 1950s and 1960s (my parents’ generation) held these names because the generation before them was more rural, less educated and more simple minded. There was a big difference between country people and city people at the time. And city people (such as my parents) would laugh at the disparity of the unsophisticated country folk. As time passed, the country folk population decreased because more people decided to move to the cities and have kids there and make the kids urban. They also became increasingly aware of the culture of older urban people and decided to choose more sophisticated names for themselves. Nowadays my parents would say that you can’t tell the difference between a country person and city person anymore by the name or the dress or the mindset. And country people can just be as educated and refined as city people so, thanks to the government’s efforts in democratizing education, we really see the gap closing. 😅 By the way, that American friend that the presenter talked about was commenting on traditional or classic western names. They are okay. Eunice would be a bit unusual because people today are less likely to know Latin and Eunice sounds kind of Latiny. People are also less likely to be Christian so the names will definitely be less biblical. And people will drop the use of “Christian name” altogether. 😊

[@herman0314]

My chinese name is 许魏伦. A chinese friend of mine told me that it means or it relates to something like a "promised relationship". I actually like how it sounds and it's meaning. Although i still want to get confirmation from you guys if it's really a nice one. 😅🤗 Hope someone confirms. 谢谢你们。

[@nancyCRYPTIC7362]

sounds very natural to me, there's a singer called 许魏洲. And the French poet Paul Verlaine's Chinese translated name is 魏尔伦.

[@KhallDrake]

I played a lot of Dynasty Warriors when I was younger... I like to pick names from there. Xiahou Dun, Lu Xun, Zhou Yu, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Jian, Taishi Ci, and so on... However, you will get called on it. I think almost all Chinese people know these names like they know their own. Might be like a Chinese picking Augustus, Alexander, or Cyrus.

[@pipbread5637]

Is Xiong Chuntao okay for a 20 year old girl? Or Taoyue? chun for spring, tao for peach (Chuntao: spring peach) or tao for peach, yue for moon (Taoyue: peach moon)

[@madilynneopheliajustice5071]

my chinese name is 美的林. i have an online friend who lives in hong kong and she helps me with some of my mandarin. and apparently it’s a kinda common name there. oh also the pinyin is měi de lín

[@KevinSamuelLee]

My chinese name is 李光辉, Yes i'm a 华人 and currently still trying to improve my chinese speaking skill :)

[@Min-Jeong2003]

people from taiwan hongkong macao always have a old style chinese name

[@midinette]

Very good! Thank you

[@divyasaharan9975]

My chinese name is 袁可怡. And I'm 19 year old.. Is it a good name?

[@ToxicSentinelTTV]

I've done a load of research into my name, and even did my Bazi, how does 孟金 (Mèng Jīn) sound for someone born under the Fire Ox of the Chinese Zodiac? Some background as to why I selected 金, my hair is blonde, or yellow in my native American language, and yellow is synonymous with gold, and I feel a connection to the meaning of metal as I used to be a blacksmith, forging metal into knives and other blades.

[@PORT.design]

I just directly translated my real name (Nathan > 内森 / Neisen) I know it doesn't sound like a normal Chinese name, but I prefer to just have an easier-to-pronounce version of my real name. I do not personally see the point of having a "Chinese name", because I don't believe that when I am speaking Chinese that I am trying to act out some type of alter ego. I have actually had some interesting discussions with my girlfriend (who is Chinese) about how if we were to have kids we would want to find a name that can be pronounced the same way in English and Chinese, as well as sounds normal in both languages.

[@hinlic1955]

我是释普城我是英果人几。个名子就是佛教出家人的法号。有时我居在香港在宝林禅寺。也出过中国很多地方了。我觉得说老师的课非常非常好谢谢您。啊瀰陀佛。普诚合十。

[@lilysim9481]

Just like she said it would be really weird to put the word “美丽“ (beautiful) in your name but if you want the meaning beauty you can use one of the characters and double it up like this “丽丽“ it also means beautiful and it sound better and good to hear. Btw I’m not bragging but that is exactly my name 沈丽丽. Hehe 😁 I’m half Chinese.

[@user-dg3ug7ny5d]

Coming from someone whose Latin script name means "beauty/beautiful," I also agree that it's too straightforward for my liking, and whilst I love who I am, I don't fit the conventional beauty standards, which gives me hope for becoming my best self, but I feel a sort of external conflict between my appearance, and my name. Sorry for the rant, I couldn't explain or relate to it otherwise. Haha. Your name is indeed a beauty! And it matches your English name (channel name).

[@wxndplumes]

I have a question , but feel free to ignore this , would writing 美 also be acceptable? I'm not a native speaker , but I wanted to learn more about the nuances since I have a character for a piece of media that I enjoy who happens to be chinese , and I want to avoid making mistakes when naming them. I just think the name Mei sounds really pretty and one if my favorite characters from a game I like shares that name

[@lilysim9481]

@@wxndplumes it is not right or wrong to use the word "Mei" but you can use it by itself just like my comment above, it is way better when you use only one character from a word and still keep the meaning rather than use the whole word for name. and Mei is a really good name, there are also many way to write Mei in chinese but the meaning also vary.

[@wxndplumes]

@lilysim9481 ohhh I see , thank you! I was just worried using the character 美 alone as the given name for my characters name would be a bit too straightforward or smth hehe , I was thinking for her family name 火 would be fitting for her since she's fire themed , but I just wanted to look around for the opinion of someone who spoke the language , ty again!

[@lilysim9481]

@@wxndplumes well, coming from a non chinese speaking person, you actually great at naming hahaha that last name sound good and it's not uncommon

[@dczai]

NOOO MY NAME IS HELEN is this a call out post

[@MaraMAuris]

My Chinese teacher decided to call me 梦兰 ^^!

[@KristinGrady]

I need to find that app. My Chinese coworkers gave me a Chinese name but I’m not sure it suited me. Thanks Jessica!

[@Min-Jeong2003]

Kristin Kristina Tina =蒂娜

[@KristinGrady]

@@Min-Jeong2003 those characters look hard to write. I have to start practicing. Thank you!

[@user-ob4jw6ol4z]

谢谢老师！我的中文名字是段自修

[@jimhoopes7842]

I first chose the surname Hong as it’s close my last name and I would like 龙 as I was born in year of dragon but I don’t want to copy Bruce Lee, how about 圣龙 or 道龙 or 祖龙 ? Which might pair best with 洪 ?

[@popoolos478]

why was the video so fast in the beginning?? I double checked and im on normal speed

[@ShuoshuoChinese]

Because I only want to show thee Jessica part! LOl

[@Kam_i_]

What if the name has a direct Chinese translation (i.e. if someone is named Mary, Marie, Maria) can you call them 玛丽？

[@MaggieD-colorfuldaisy]

I have this same question as well.

[@SUNSHINE-zs9ks]

HI. What is the significance of 曲小倩 for 30+ y,o female? I watched your video and read articles about the appropriate manner to give Chinese names. But I am not sure how they got this Chinese name for a woman. It is unrelated to the English translation of the english name and natal chart of the person.

[@Orange1117]

My Taiwanese teacher gave me 柯韶智 (Kē Sháozhì) when I first started learning Chinese back in 2014, and I love it. I told her I wanted a real Chinese name, not a "foreigner Chinese name," so she put the effort into giving me a good one. (超級感謝妳，姜老師 😂) 柯 (Kē): a surname (the character itself means tree branch or axe handle) 韶 (Sháo): I love this character, and I don't think I've ever met any Chinese with it in their name. It means splendid, beautiful, excellent; and it's also the name of an ancient type of Chinese music. 智 (Zhì): This character is more common in names, but I still like it. It means wisdom, knowledge, intelligence.

[@gloriataro3509]

I know one person ☺️ 张韶涵 Zhang shaohan /Angela Zhang. She is a famous singer with powerful and angelic voice, with some classic old songs like 隐形的翅膀 invisible wings. She also performed in ‘I am a singer’ of Hunan TV (a music program ‘我是歌手’ of 湖南卫视). Btw, Shila,茜拉, Tan weiwei 谭维维, Gem邓紫棋‘s songs were incredible in that show. ☺️ such as 想你的夜, 洋葱, 唯一, forever love (from Shila), and 乌兰巴托的夜 (from Tan Weiwei).

[@anamartins980]

Hi! I just really wondered if surnames must be those of some list or if one could invent something nice. Would 冬 be that terrible a choice? I do like 冬运 a lot, combining winter and luck has a very personal and special meaning for me and it does even sound similar to my name. So I'd like to know if it is plausible.

[@sk8ergalx]

冬 is beautiful and generally seasons are nice characters to have. But 运 also means sport, and 冬运 is the exact term for winter sports, so I suggest you not use them both together in a name, and find other characters of the similar meaning 😅 the characters below generally mean some kind of luck: 幸 臻 (more suitable for female names) 瑞 冬瑞 looks and sounds the best of these to me

[@natepodany]

你是我的最喜欢的KZbinr

[@GradyGillis]

我是一个 "老灵魂." 我的艺术家的名字叫 "老魂" (两个汉字). I only use two characters because of the advice of my teacher's wife. She is a very experienced calligrapher. It gives good balance in on the seal stone.

[@imorichwu4797]

the one has more mystery. i like it.

[@glasstondajelmarak9198]

Welcome Meghalaya

[@veruschkaff]

Hullo my name is 许嘉文，and I'm chinese born and raised in Indonesia. Sometimes wonder what my name means

[@platscott9428]

许 is common surname, 嘉 is used to describe something good, 文 means civilization or culture

[@andersondelacruz1482]

nice video,.... beautiful teacher¡¡¡¡ I could see it a thousand times......

[@raisedbywolves4148]

Hello! I'm trying to choose my Chinese name and I've narrowed it down to the following. Please let me know if they are lame! 婉 岚，柔 岚，婉 秒。I was thinking of using the family name Lin with the meaning of 'forest.' Thoughts?

[@sarah_109]

my chinese name is 金阳， it was given to me by my teacher in beijing and she chose it because my favourite colour is yellow and i also really like the sun. to me this name is really special because i think it looks and sounds pretty. I was told it is a "korean style" name, which was apparently quite popular when I was in China in 2018. But a while ago my chinese friend said it sounds old and he doesnt want to use it so he now calls me 小萨 because of my german name sarah

[@RyuJinafan]

Yes, 金 is 김 (Kim) in Korean, which is of course the most common surname there

[@sarah_109]

@@RyuJinafan i know 😂 but since i dont have a chinese last name i didnt think the 金 would remind anyone of the korean 김 😅

[@gaellemauries4086]

老师好! 桑兰英是我的中文的名字. 你觉得这个中文的名字是对吗? My last name means mulberry, that's why I chose 桑, and for my name, I've just pick a name that I like (but I am not sure of the meaning). Does it sound weird? Can you give me your opinion? Your videos are really great, they help me a lot to practice my chinese! 谢谢你!

[@thegreatbufan6158]

Sounds cool. It's a bit like Tibetan(桑 as surname) and Han name combined.

[@4SyriaTruth]

Eunice is my Congo girlfriend's name... she's awesome 🌿👑🌿

[@sethdenney-solorzano72]

I have recently chosen a Chinese name for when I eventually start mandarin classes in college and I was wondering if it is a good-sounding one. my chosen name is 陽潮静. is this an okay name? if not, any suggestions?

[@AquaEclipse324]

I'm sorry if this is late, but 1) 陽 is a very uncommon surname, if an existing one; and 2) 靜 is usually associated with feminine names. If you want a character with a similar pronunciation to 靜, I suggest 靖, which has a similar meaning too. For a surname, again, if you want a different surname with similar pronunciation, I suggest 楊, which is very common.

[@Polaris_C]

is it ok for a girl to be named 刘星?? I chose it because i love seeing the stars in the sky.

[@bean7496]

As you can see by my username, my Chinese name is. 倪珥. 倪 (Ní) is a surname that means beginning or original. 珥 (Ěr) can mean either "jade earring or pendant" or my favourite and the one I say my name means, "the beginning of the halo around the sun or moon". I chose 珥 because I like the Pinyin "er" and its meaning and the radical 耳, so this character was made for me even though it's rare, it's also easy to write so it's a win-win situation. I chose 倪 cause I liked it and its meaning as well, and an added bonus, it contains 兒 which also sounds like "er". What do you think? Edit: I forgot, I'm 14

[@vittorionigrelli5700]

谢谢你，我很喜欢你的视频。我叫”胜肖”， which I picked because I thought it would be a good drill to repeat “sh” and “x” sounds often.

[@ninikaneshiro2195]

肖 is more often used as a surname so we can put it before 胜 BTW,it's a great name!😉

[@vittorionigrelli5700]

@@ninikaneshiro2195 谢谢你！

[@Min-Jeong2003]

how about 肖胜？

[@elletzie2923]

Lolol well my Chinese name was 雪兰 even though my friend did tell me that it was old fashioned, but now maybe I'll change it to 雪岚 since that is a really pretty character and sounds the same X3

[@AquaEclipse324]

Yeah, it is kind of old-fashioned, but 兰 and 岚 only really sound the same in Mandarin (they don't sound the same in Cantonese). But it's your choice!

[@tomaszjjj4454]

老师好~ I wonder what you think about my Chinese name. It was given to me by my Taiwanese teacher 汤琰, she also pronounces the 2nd character as yán and not as yǎn (as dictionaries say). I guess she chose the surname Tāng cause my first name is Tomasz (波兰语 version of Thomas). And 琰, cause I wanted something green :D

[@luiysia]

i like people with unusual names though :) my favorite: i heard once of an international student named vanilla, very cute name imo 😊

[@katyb2793]

I knew a girl named rabbit. Interestingly it suited her, she was the sweetest thing ever 🐰

[@nicholasshirk7113]

So when I was studying in Taiwan, I had zero knowledge of anything in Chinese. So the Taiwanese government gave me the Chinese name 孫倪威. Upon many conversations with Taiwanese and Chinese speakers back home, everyone says my name is weird but works out because I'm a 外國人。

[@kristinat0rz]

I really liked this video! My Chinese name is 郭佩琳. A lot of Chinese people I've talked to said this name sounds good but I'm still not clear why haha. But still, I really like my Chinese name 😊

[@vlssen9034]

Yes,your name is very good, the only drawback is that it is a bit difficult to write🤣

[@kristinat0rz]

@@vlssen9034 difficult? Haha, I feel it's pretty easy to write

[@vlssen9034]

@@kristinat0rz @kristinat0rz If you are a Chinese parent, your children will complain about your decision.Four or five year old kids always need to write name in textbook and Exercise book many many times.At that age, the hardest word they know is their name.So they aspire to a name like"王一一" But in the end, they get used to it🤪

[@Braveplantt]

what about lord pattern, what do you think of his chinese name?

[@seanluong]

My Chinese name is 梁怀春. I don't really pick it but simply just transliterate my Vietnamese name. Wondering how does it sound like from a native speaker's perspective? 🤔

[@NekoJoyT]

My Chinese name is 特隽怡. I picked it because it sounds a little similar to my name. Is it a weird name? I told it to some Chinese people before and they started to say some things in Chinese between them that I couldn't understand, and since I didn't know them, I didn't have the courage to ask :(

[@mokccino]

Hello, I'm french and I want to write a (xianxia) novel, but it's really difficult to find names. Could someone help me ?

[@alinas.7834]

I've never seen the name Eunice before watching this your video 😆

[@shirleyaprile4838]

One of President Kennedy's sisters was named Eunice.

[@jssmedialangs]

My Chinese friend and I are like family. I call her my little sister in China. 😄 So my name is a combination of her name plus the character 凝. So it's: 宋佳凝 and it feels special to me because it connects us. 🤗 Also 我也dragon!! 😄😄

[@hanchen3932]

like a chinese girl‘s name，好名字

[@thegreatbufan6158]

It's good name and feels like a familiar and strange friend's name as 佳X is a common formula for given name.

[@thelambsauce490]

I’m Zhongli and I will have order!

[@awaisok9845]

With character

[@shelbymchester]

I picked my Chinese name, 江莲 , based on the symbolism of the characters. Lotuses grow in the worst of conditions and in still water. Rivers are always running, taking the path of least resistance. Combining the two tells me to keep moving forward, but tranquil at the same time. What do you think when you hear it as a native Chinese speaker?

[@zandr1102]

Young ladies don’t use 莲 very often, so it sounds okay but with a little middle-age vibe. But definitely okay to use. Not weird at all.

[@thegreatbufan6158]

zandr1102 is right about the use of 莲（lotus）. 莲 is one of the most 4 respectful and favoured flower typs. It's a good choice. Just a bit old-fashioned if only used alone. If you could find another character with good meaning to match with 莲, then it's perfect. Chinese people tend to find good meaning and words from traditional poems and novels. For example, if you want to keep 莲, there is an prose named 爱莲说(Ode to the Lotus Flower). You can try to pick some good words from this prose and see if sounds good. Like 江逸莲, 江净莲，江蔓莲，江涟莲 ...

[@scottrcall]

Please tell me, what do you think of 慷赏 Kāng Shǎng ?

[@zohamaqsood3510]

how to use of zhi只 in different ways

[@Jayjay0071160]

My name is Jerome. Would it be 杰罗姆 ( jié luó mǔ ) then ? Thank you

[@roselylez]

Except for 石麻 lmfao I literally just saw this comment under your previous video

[@Lypno]

Picking up your perfect Chinese name is such a hard feat

[@seth1455]

How old is your American friend ? 12 years old ? Nothing wrong with any of the names you mentioned, Eunice is unusual but perfectly ok

[@hiddenknowledge6333]

I once knew a gorgeous college age Chinese girl who picked the English name MAVIS. People's jaws would drop in shock when they learned she picked that name for herself!

[@katyb2793]

If you try to ignore the cultural stigma around it, it is an interesting name. It sounds a bit exotic! Although, maybe it would be better as a male name? Like Jervis?

[@carolinecolbert5692]

My chinese name is 卡罗琳。 I think it's weird but it sounds like my English name and I recognize it really easily so I keep using it.

[@fredao6666]

卡罗琳 is a common translation for Caroline. But you could try to have a unique one.

[@Air-Striegler]

I think something went wrong with your slides there. 5:46 characters for girls, upper row: 1st character ting(2) ; 2nd character xin(1); 3rd character yan(2); 4th character yun(4); 5th character yao(2).