ummm naming?

[chris.]

I will goto china eventually so I want a good chinese name.

My chinese freinds all say ke li si will be the best name for me but I don't want my english name to be my chinese name!

Whats a cool chinese name for a guy?

[ax]

you got a name ummm

I name you 嗯 (en1)

now all you need is to pick up a surname....

and moderator please merge this to "what's your chinese name" thread

ax

[confucius]

Ke Li Si is a terrible name. Your Chinese friends are insane. I have much experience giving foreign people and companies Chinese names. An example of a cool Chinese name for a guy would be "Jun" (steed)

It is not necessary for your Chinese name to be a direct transliteration of your English name. Be creative and have fun with it.

[ax]

try 陳金峰 sound like "曾經瘋" ...

ax

[Quest]

曾经疯？ but why?

柯礼寺，or 柯理斯 are good, since 柯 is a last name.

[smithsgj]

Agree with Quest (I think). Just use your own name, or the closest available equivalent given the phonotactics of Chinese. If you were going to France, would you pick a special French name? I bet you wouldn't even call yourself "Christophe", just Chris, right?

[Quest]

柯礼寺 doesn't sound good in Cantonese though. So 柯理斯 is probably better, but people would know it's a foreign name, since 理斯 is rare in Chinese names.

[ax]

I suggest picking a name that has nothing todo with your English name. Choose famous names in Chinese history, like zhugeliang, liubei, zhuyanzhang, cangjie. Well it's just a suggestion :-)

ax

[confucius]

Go with "Jun" if you were born in the year of the horse! If you were born in the Rat year, then think of some other gimmick.

If you want a name from Chinese history then consider none other than Cao Cao. Every time Chinese folks mention your name, you suddenly will appear out of nowhere. (shuo Cao Cao, Cao Cao jiu dao!)