Learningmandarin Posted September 20, 2011 at 03:56 AM Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 at 03:56 AM I started taking CHinese this semester in college. My professor assigned names to all of us, and I think mine might be a little mean. My last name is Gerrety, so I think he was trying to assign chinese names that sounded like our sirnames. He gave me Ge（1） Lei(3)-Ti2）or 鬲 累褆. Is this a masculine of femanine name, and could he have thought of a better one that sounds like Gerrety. I am a girl, and he kept saying that Ge, is the first part of gay, which does not make sense. Any advice would be great. I guess lei-ti means to accumulate happiness. It just sounds a lot like gay lady to me, and I think that's what he was going for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter2010 Posted September 20, 2011 at 08:09 AM Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 at 08:09 AM 鬲 累褆 seems weird. 葛瑞迪 (ge3 rui4 di2) would make much more sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted September 20, 2011 at 01:21 PM Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 at 01:21 PM I agree that 葛瑞迪 (ge3 rui4 di2) is better. Or you could also consider 葛睿迪 or 葛蕊媞. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted September 21, 2011 at 05:12 AM Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 at 05:12 AM Are there any common surnames pronunced jie? That might be better in this case depending on how the 'Ge' in Gerrety is pronounced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted September 21, 2011 at 06:18 AM Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 at 06:18 AM Are there any common surnames pronunced jie? According to the Lin Yutang Dictionary 捷 and 介 are surnames, but they don't seem to be common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members yorusuta Posted September 21, 2011 at 06:51 AM New Members Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 at 06:51 AM If this is male surname , i thing 格雷迪 or 格瑞迪 is better If this isfemale surname 格蘭蒂 or 格芮蔕 is better too 葛 look like family name,not appropriate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learningmandarin Posted September 21, 2011 at 07:03 AM Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 at 07:03 AM Thanks all. I have e-mailed my professor, kida nervous about it! My name is not pronounced with the j sound, rather the G sound. Like in "gather", or "goat". I e-mailed my professor the suggested three names. Are they all female? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Posted September 24, 2011 at 08:26 AM Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 at 08:26 AM 葛蕊媞 is female, the others can be for either a man or a woman, I think. I agree that the name your teacher picked seems a bit weird. Never seen that 鬲 before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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