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JimmySeal -

...but not because I want to tattoo it on myself.

I'm going to Taiwan soon and I'd like to know how to say my name using Chinese syllables. And if I
had a way to write it, that would be swell too.
So for my first name, do you know how they usually write the first names of Jimmy Buffett and Jimi
Hendrix? How about James Bond and James Dean? I know I'm setting my sights high.

My last name is a bit of an anomaly. It's pronounced /rish/ (rhymes with "dish" or "fish"). Even
if you could give me the most likely pinyin transcription, that would be helpful.

Thanks in advance.



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gougou -

That's precisely what we got the Chinese Names forum for. It's so new, it's still got that
new-forum-smell...










JimmySeal -

Hoo boy. Should have looked more carefully before I leapt, er, posted.










skylee -

For Jimmy or Jimi, consider 子美 (Zimei), which is also the name of Du Fu, a great poet of Tang
Dynasty.

For the surname, consider 樂 (Le). The surname can be pronounced either Yue (as in "music") or Le
(as in "happy").










Lu -

Skylee, you really like that 美 in men's names, don't you? I like 子X names (子雲, 子恩),
but I wonder if a man called 子美 won't get a lot of strange looks.










imron -

I dunno, you might wanna avoid 乐子美 as it seems a bit too much like 木子美, and I'm not
sure you'd want people to make that association










skylee -

Yeah I like 美 in men's names. Some years ago there was a HK TV series about doctors and the
leading role's name was 程志美, and I think it is a very good name.

One of my classmates at univ is actually called 靜雯. I've never come across a more feminine
name for a man.










HashiriKata -



Quote:

靜雯. I've never come across a more feminine name for a man.

My Chinese name is 春雯. What do you think?










JimmySeal -

A look on the internet seems to indicate that 吉米 is a typical way of writing "Jimmy." Would
you all agree?










Lu -



Quote:


Originally Posted by skylee

靜雯. I've never come across a more feminine name for a man.


That's so feminine I'd almost think his parents mistook him for a girl when he was born!



Quote:

My Chinese name is 春雯

I associate that with Haruki Murakami and a guy I know who is called 春, so to me this one sounds
only half as feminine as the name of Skylee's classmate.












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