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In
Chinese my name means a gorgeous pearl. It is a beautiful name, but it is very
common in my home country. In the same school, there may be one or two people
with the same name.
Even
though my name is very common, I love it very much. My name was picked when I
was born. I was my parents’ first child. When I was born, my parents started to
choose the name for me. They thought girls are supposed to have a beautiful
name, so my parents checked the dictionary and analyzed the meaning of the
different names.
At
last, they chose the name “Yan” and “Zhu” to combine together. “Yan” means
gorgeous and “Zhu” means pearl, so they hope my future would be like a gorgeous
peal and I could have a wonderful life. In the U.S., I always use my formal
name not my nickname at school. I hope everyone can remember my name.
In
addition, in many cities in my home country, some parents don’t like to name
their children after the parents’ and their relationships’ name, but the siblings
always have one same character in their names. Honestly, I don’t understand why
my home country China has these traditions, but maybe one day I will research
this and find out why.
Nice name,Yanzhu. I like it!
ReplyDeleteYou have a beautiful name. Yes, in China, children can not named after their parents and other elders. In our traditional culture, if you respect them, you do not have to call their name and take them the same name. This is very different other cultures.
ReplyDeleteNice name, both name combined. Moreover, your american name is pretty cool as well.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful name and meaning. It was interesting to know that in China parents can't named their kids after another person. I didn't know that.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful name and meaning. It was interesting to know that in China parents can't named their kids after another person. I didn't know that.
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