Names

[nathanuk88]

I have tried to write my name in pinyin to convert it to Chinese, my chinese tacher came up with nan2 sen1 (Nathan)

then i tried to do my second name (Peart) and came up with pi3er3te4

Finally i got:

南森仳洱忑

Does this mean anything or is it wrong?

Id appriiciate your help! Thanks!

[Xiao Yu]

As far as I know, you can't really get a name "wrong;" it's more a matter of personal taste of which characters you choose for the particular sound you want. Your pinyin seems okay, you might just ask your teacher if the particular characters you chose are nice ones that look or mean something neat.

[Catdiseased]

洱忑...pretty uncommon characters, I guess....

[skylee]

How about 裴 (pei2) -> 裴南森. It is a Chinese (and Korean ) surname and the sound is close.

I suggest you check if the words you are considering have any negative connotations (they do). Take a look ->

仳 - 1. 仳離 [pi3li2], adj., (LL) separated (of lovers, husband and wife, relatives).

洱 - Name of lake in Yunnan, famous for its strong tea (普洱茶).

忑 - 1. 忐忑 [tan3te4], adj., uneasy: 心中忐忑 (“up and down”), 忐忑不安 uneasy at heart.

[seagate]

As a common English name, Nathan is more often translated as 内森。

仳洱忑 looks very weird. I would suggest 内森 皮尔特.

[CBC]

内森 皮尔特- this is very common translation for a English name-- Every Chinese would know it is a name for a forneigner.

[CBC]

The sound of a name is more important in English, while meaining is much more important in Chinese. It depends on which fashion you like to follow I guess.

[geek_frappa]

仳 - 1. 仳離 [pi3li2], adj., (LL) separated (of lovers, husband and wife, relatives).

洱 - Name of lake in Yunnan, famous for its strong tea (普洱茶).

忑 - 1. 忐忑 [tan3te4], adj., uneasy: 心中忐忑 (“up and down”), 忐忑不安 uneasy at heart.

exactly!

my humble advice is to have your teacher or close friend or mentor give you the name ... your name could become a funny pun during an argument ...err... with a lover....

[geek_frappa]

南森仳洱忑

hey! in chinese, careful with your punctuation ...

your name should be 南森-仳洱忑 so that some do not get confused about your surname and your phony (given) made up name ...

[skylee]

I strongly suggest 裴南森 (pei2 nan2 sen1) or even 裴南山 (pei2 nan2 shan1), depending on whether you prefer a southern forest or a southern mountain (southern mountain implies long life in Chinese).

[geek_frappa]

裴南山

[nathanuk88]

thank you! hmm still not quite sure bout my surname i do quite like 皮尔特, but any other suggestions would be great! i will keep 南森 as my first name becuase my teacher gave me that one and i dont want to insult him! But i would really appreciate your suggestions on my second name Peart (pronounced pee-art) i dont mind weather it is a meaning kind of name or a sound - whater just woudl really appreciate your help! thanks a lot

[keetaec]

Talking of names, has anyone heard of this last name or do people use this as last name: 汝 (ru)

someone told me it's a really ancient last name... perhaps, there was some famous chinese person with it, no?

curious,

keetaec

[confucius]

There is a famous street in Kowloon called "Nathan Road", but I forget the characters.

[trevelyan]

Three characters is best.

[xiaoxiajenny]

Hmmm...How about 皮-内森? Or 皮-那丹? --President of the Republic of Singapore--Mr. S R Nathan

P.S. Nathan Road--Kowloon

http://www.12hk.com/NathnRd.html

http://www.harrys-stuff.com/hong-kong/kowloon.php

http://www.west-meet-east.com/travelhkow.htm