Is 创优 a good given name?

[Volle]

I'm looking for a name for myself in Chinese and I found this 创优 which apparently means "to strive for excellence." I'd want it to be 光创优, would it be an acceptable Chinese name?

[歐博思]

Doesn't sound like a given name to me, but I like it

 

*Not a native speaker*

[889]

But Guang Chuang is a bit of a mouthful, isn't it?

[lips]

As written, 光 would be the surname.  FWIW 光 is not a common surname in China, but it doesn't mean you can't be the first!

[889]

Of course it's the surname, but when giving his full name he'd be saying Guang then Chuang, and that doesn't quite roll off the tongue, at least not off mine.

[Kenny同志]

It, like 令計劃, 令方針, and 令完成, would be a good name for a member of the Communist Party (This is called 相得益彰). But for a non-member? No, it sounds awful.

[skylee]

If 光 is the surname, consider 光明.

[Volle]

How about changing my surname to 沈?

Then my full name would be 沈创优. Would that sound okay?

[lips]

Nothing wrong with that!

[Volle]

Thanks, all~

[coralreef518]

to be honest, sounds like a brand name, but not a person's name

[skylee]

I agree with #11.

[Volle]

What sounds like a brand name? 沈创优 or 沈创优?

[Demonic_Duck]

What about 自强 for a given name? Strive for self-improvement (自强不息). Sounds a lot more "namey" than 创优.