xuefang Posted September 25, 2011 at 04:38 AM Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 at 04:38 AM A reader of my blog is heading to Taiwan to do her student exchange and wants to find a Chinese name for her before going. For some reason she likes the characters 喜 and 智, and if possible would like to use those in her name. Pronunciation of those characters don't have anything to do with how her name is pronounced in Finnish. Could 喜智 or 智喜 be a suitable first name? Does Chinese parents usually follow any rules when naming their baby? And what could be a good last name for her? Her real last name starts with 'pan', is there any surname that sounds like that? Even though I chose my own Chinese name, my Chinese still isn't good enough to give others a name. Thank you so much if you have time to help me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter2010 Posted September 25, 2011 at 04:58 AM Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 at 04:58 AM is there any surname that sounds like that? I guess you are looking for 潘 (pan 1). Both 潘智 and 潘喜 would be OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xuefang Posted September 25, 2011 at 05:32 AM Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 at 05:32 AM Are 潘智 and 潘喜 first names? Or is 潘 a last name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semantic nuance Posted September 25, 2011 at 05:59 AM Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 at 05:59 AM 潘 is the surname. Perhaps 學智 might be an option, too. 學 --to learn 智 wisdom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted September 25, 2011 at 10:04 AM Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 at 10:04 AM Could 喜智 or 智喜 be a suitable first name? I think they are ok. Not bad at all. I think 潘智喜 looks very nice. There is a famous senior counsel in Hong Kong whose name is 李志喜 (same pronunciation as 智喜 but with a different character). Somehow these names sound a bit Korean to me, probably because of the Korean actresses 金喜善 and 崔智友. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiaocai Posted September 25, 2011 at 10:25 AM Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 at 10:25 AM Somehow these names sound a bit Korean to me I felt the same. BTW, I think 潘喜智 and 潘智喜 are both good choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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