What does my Chinese name really mean?

[lisen]

So, I recently moved to Shanghai to study and was given a Chinese name here. According to the person who named me, it means something like "the mist in the mountains in the morning". I think it sounds really poetic but want to be sure this is correct before throwing it around.

I did some research online and it is really difficult to find something so I am asking if anyone here could tell me the true meaning of this name and as much information as possible about it (how it is broken down for instance)? I would feel pretty embarrassed if I started using this name and it actually meant something completely different....

Anyways, the name is Sòng Kě Lán, 宋可岚.

Thanks in advance!

[skylee]

This is the last word of the name -> http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php?wdqb=%E5%B2%9A

宋 is a common surname in China and Korea.

[liuzhou]

It doesn't really mean anything. There is mist, no explicit mentions of mountains or mornings..

 

宋 sòng is a family (or dynasty) name. No real meaning in modern Chinese

 

可 kě means 'can' as in 'is able to'

 

岚 lán  means 'mist'

 

So the full name reads 'Song can mist.' in a literal translation. However, names often carry embedded allusions, so it's a good name.

[陳德聰]

The name itself doesn't mean what you were told, but it seems you were told a way to explain which characters are used in your name.

 

"朝岚"的岚

[JayXZ]

朝岚is an accurate translation for mist in the morning, but 宋可岚sounds better in a girl's name. I can't really explain it, But there's a Chinese female figure skater whose name is 张可欣, which just sounds beautiful too.

[MPhillips]

It's kinda weird that in Japanese 嵐 (arashi) means storm.