| « prev next » | ||
The dilemma (as Carroll put it) I am facing for the name continues. The good thing is, I still have time, but the more we think about it, the harder it seems to make a decision. The more you care about something, the slower the progress is, and the harder it is.
Wendy and I came out several candidate names. Let us share them here, and if you can read Chinese, let us know what do you feel about the name - let me do it just as a usability test.
王乐凡
王子欣
王纳言
王天哲
王逸凡
Posted by Jian Shuo Wang at June 12, 2007 10:35 PM
Copyright: You are free to redistribute this work, as long as you keep this disclaimer
and this link: http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/20070612_name_of_the_baby_part_ii.htm
My favourite are 王乐凡 and 王子欣. The first one gives a happy impression and the second one is like the name of a prince.
Posted by: Al on June 12, 2007 10:48 PMHave you considered any two-character names? How about 王罗, hehe. Or naming him after a famous person.
Seriously, though, I like 王子欣. I just think it sounds nice.
Posted by: Micah (external link) on June 12, 2007 11:15 PMMy first reaction is that 王天哲 is a very good name for a man. Others may be more or less gentle :p
Posted by: islet8 (external link) on June 12, 2007 11:25 PM王子欣 fits perfectly with the pictures you posted:
http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/2007/06/10/538340513_b4ec8450e2.jpg?v=0
Posted by: solopolo on June 12, 2007 11:31 PM王天哲
王乐凡
I think I like these both, but you and Wendy have the first say!!!
:-)
Posted by: swany on June 12, 2007 11:36 PM《姓名登记条例（初稿）》规定 子女可按父母双姓起名http://www.dnkb.com.cn/news/20070612/002326.html
內 地 10 大 流 行 姓 名
1. 劉 波 130 萬 人
2. 李 剛 106 萬 人
3. 李 海 91 萬 人
4. 張 勇 90.7 萬 人
5. 王 軍 81 萬 人
6. 王 勇 76.5 萬 人
7. 張 偉 76.2 萬 人
8. 劉 偉 72 萬 人
9. 王 偉 70 萬 人
10. 李 偉 69.5 萬 人
王乐凡 乐字
王子欣 子字
王天哲 哲字
这三个普通话发音不够响亮，对于男孩子来说，属于取名不推荐字
我更喜欢 王逸凡
I generally agree with the rest of the people that some of the names are rather Taiwanese and a bit feminine, or the very least, lacks punch. What about 王硕豪？
Posted by: fujianren on June 13, 2007 1:00 AM王乐凡
“子欣”老外应该发不出来，既然你不愿意起英文名的话，总得方便别人喊你吧，hoho。
太太叫范文峰(Wendy)，the boy was born at 1:15 PM, June 2.
Posted by: Jian Shuo Wang (external link) on June 13, 2007 10:45 AM直接叫 王子 吧。。。哈哈。。。又简单又明确又大。。。
我还没有孩子，不过已经想好了名字，无论男孩女孩，都叫 白天 ：）
不过要是双胞胎，，，就麻烦了。。。
Posted by: caca on June 13, 2007 12:01 PMmy son's name: 钱加乐, and i like “王逸凡”. And sure, it's up to you.
Posted by: qianyao (external link) on June 13, 2007 12:30 PMI prefer 王乐凡 (Wang Lefan)
王乐凡
9-meaning
9-spelling
8-popularization
7-pronunciation (polyphone)
王子欣
8-meaning
7-spelling
7-popularization
7-pronunciation (with the letter Z)
王纳言
7-meaning (a straight meaning, too much for Chinese)
8-spelling
8-popularization
8-pronunciation
王天哲
9-meaning
8-spelling
7-popularization
7-pronunciation (Zh is harder than Z!)
王逸凡
9-meaning
8-spelling
6-popularization (Many people have this name inculding one of my nephews)
8-pronunciation
I like "王逸凡" better.
“王” for the king
“逸” for out of this world
“凡” for out of the ordinary
I would suggest considering something more upbeat. 建硕 and 文峰 are both good, upbeat names.
Posted by: bigbro on June 13, 2007 1:36 PM下午1时1刻为未初，“未”通“帷”，取“运筹帷幄”之意。
王帷哲、王逸帷
听上去都比较顺口，不过也只仅供参考而已。
Posted by: cube316 (external link) on June 13, 2007 1:45 PMYour baby is so, so cute... 王乐凡 seems like a very happy name...
My wife (from Shanghai) and I are expecting our son on 10th September. We have had the same discussion around english names and chinese names - we have decided what both of the names will be now, but I agree with your comments around the legal requirement. For the record, he will have his english name on his passport and legal documents (which is a combination of an english first name and pinying of my wife's family name as his middle name), but we have already decided on his chinese name also out of respect for both of our cultures. With all our blessings to you and your 小宝...
Posted by: AussiePB on June 13, 2007 1:59 PM?? - Wang Lefan... 'happy & wordly' - where does love come into it?
Posted by: Strange Translation on June 13, 2007 4:54 PMAnd also, i think 天哲 is not that lucky, think about it carefully, u can figure it out.
王乐凡: This name sounds way too "chinese" (yes, its perfectly normal since you are chinese) but it sounds very "lao tu" so funny. very "diao er lang dang". Don't choose this name.
王子欣: This name sounds alright. It seems to symbolise your hope for ur boy and your happiness in having him join your happy family :)
王纳言: This name sounds funny and I can't explain why. Very chinese again and it sounds funny too.
王天哲: Hem...very philosophical....(no comment for this name)
王逸凡: Nice name. It makes him special. Thumbs up
Someone suggested giving ur boy 2 words name and I strongly discourage you to even think of that. Its very "lao tu" X 10000000000 times and you risk the chances of having millions of other chinese having EXACTLY the same name as ur boy
Posted by: lina on June 13, 2007 8:28 PMHi Jian shuo,
how many weeks of paid maternity/ paternity leave do you and Wendy get when giving birth in China?
Posted by: paid leave on June 13, 2007 8:32 PMDo you consider to hire a Feng Shui Master to pick a name for your son?
Posted by: stephen on June 13, 2007 11:17 PM王乐凡 is the best of them.
As far as I know, the precious things in one's life is he or she can enjoy his or her life happily. enjoying ons's life has anything to do with how much money one can have but is an attitude. That's easier to say than done.
乐凡 can indicate an a state of mind, a way to look at the wrold and a way to look at oneself.
I think 王乐凡 can best express parents' wishes to their lovely child.
我觉得“王乐凡”最好。
在我看来，一个人一生最难得的就是动了快乐地生活。这与一个人有多少钱无关，而是一种生活的态度,是一个人看待生活看待自我的方式。
乐可以理解为“快乐” 凡，我想，就可以理解为“在这个世界上”吧。
乐凡，在我心中可以代表父母对孩子最真挚的爱。
Posted by: Carole on June 13, 2007 11:44 PM王逸凡，好名字!
王子欣 is also a great name, but sounds a little like a girl's name. "鑫"更manhood些。: )
王乐凡，the only "problem" with this name is that “乐”字是个多音字。
同是“凡”字，“逸凡”比“乐凡”更classy些。
王天哲, sounds very heavy and serious.
王纳言? 好象听不出有简单快乐做人、生活的意思。Serious and irrelevant.
Plus, fan is also Wendy's last name. So, at least should keep “凡”字吧？
Posted by: Jennifer on June 14, 2007 8:04 AM恭喜，王乐凡也是我曾经考虑过的给儿子的候选名字，hoho
另外一个考察角度供参考，从五格分析上的优选顺序依次是：
王子欣 王天哲 王纳言 王逸凡 王乐凡
Posted by: wangbo on June 14, 2007 12:45 PMI like the name 'Wang YiFan'. The others are not so good. The two names recommended by cube316 are pretty good.
Posted by: eva on June 15, 2007 1:03 PMI like the name 'Wang YiFan'. The others are not so good. The two names recommended by cube316 are pretty good.
Posted by: eva on June 15, 2007 1:03 PMNot for ads.I tried names of my friends and mine as well on www.xingming.net.Believe or not, its statements some kind of like the fortune of them.So I suggest try these name to see the result, anyway, another reference maybe, or just for fun.
Posted by: Moon on June 15, 2007 5:00 PMI agree with Jennifer. Till now I still don't know what "na yan" means and I assume thats how its should be pronounced? It sounds heavy and serious and hard to be pronounced by non-chinese. Yi Fan is way more classy than le fan (as it most probably will end up being pronounced as "le1 fan1" (happy upside down)......
Posted by: Elaine on June 16, 2007 2:38 PM