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Name for a mixed baby girl Posted by Sonnenblume (74 days ago) Hi everyone, my mixed baby girl (Chinese-German) will be due at the end of next month. :-) My husband and I are now trying to give the small girl a good name. We thought about Johanna and Jovita, which one do you think is better? Or you have any other good ideas? Thanks a lot! (I am based in Guangzhou) Find what you are after in our Hong Kong A-Z Directory  Posted by PDNS (74 days ago) To me, Johanna is a little common but Jovita is very rare. I would love to name her Jovita but i would also want to check the meaning of the name first before everything else. (I am based in Hong Kong) Posted by the goddess kali (74 days ago) Jovita is veeeeeeeeeeeery nice... (I am based in Unspecified) Posted by fox88 (74 days ago) Try and see how those names will be pronounced by locals, if she will be exposed to like attending local kindergarden and school. That's because some names may have a sound in chinse which could cause problems when they grow up, i.e. kids laughing etc (I am based in Hong Kong) Posted by axptguy38 (74 days ago) Yes and no fox88. Of course if it's really offensive to the locals it is one thing. But kids will manage to distort any name. (I am based in Hong Kong) Posted by Sonnenblume (74 days ago) Hi thanks everyone. Thanks a lot for your comments. I also think Jovita is more rare, and Johanna is too common German name. (I am based in Guangzhou) Posted by axptguy38 (74 days ago) Not to be negative but I like neither Jovita nor Johanna. As for meanings, I find aesthetic appeal to be more important than meaning. (I am based in Hong Kong) Posted by joshmomm (74 days ago) My daughter's name is on your list. Apart from that (of course!), of all the names on your list, axptguy38, Rhianon jumps out as a really unique and beautiful name, while Caracalla, --hmmm (TIC)... ;) (I am based in Hong Kong) Posted by axptguy38 (73 days ago) "while Caracalla, --hmmm (TIC)... ;)" (I am based in Hong Kong) Posted by evildeeds (73 days ago) Another consideration is to give your daughter an English (or more accurately a foreign) name and a Chinese name. This is what we did with our daughter. Obviously even harder to decide the Chinese name because of all the different meanings. However if you want her to have a China pass she will have to have a Chinese name anyway. (I am based in Hong Kong) Posted by Sonnenblume (73 days ago) Yes, we will also give our small girl a Chinese name too, but still thinking over if we will give her a Chinese name directly translating from the European name we are going to give her, or add the Chinese Pingying name in the front, and the European name in the middle as a middle name. axptguy38 listed lots of nice names and I like some of them too, but since my husband is a German, he would like more to give a European name to his daughter and, even more picky, he want a given name with "J" as initial coz his surname is also with "J'' as initial, and the names of her sister's 2 kids are also with "J". That's also why he thought about Johanna, and I thought about Jovita. But am still looking for some other better ones. What do you think? As for Chinese name, if we finally decided to add a Chinese name (Pingying) in the front, my husband personally like "Meilin" 美琳 very much. I found it also a nice name, but am kinda worry that our girl will blame us for giving her such a long name in future. :-) (I am based in Guangzhou) Posted by omaharrison (73 days ago) Just curiousity. Don't you think that giving a child two names can have any effect on them, in terms of identity or maybe cause certain confusion becaue at school, if they attend local, or by chinese relatives they will be addressed by their chinese name but at home they will have completely different name. I don't think it's the same as having a nickname, beause the child knows it's a nickname and also knows what is the real name. (I am based in Hong Kong) Posted by evildeeds (73 days ago) I can't see it. Our daughter is known by everyone by her English name including the Chinese relatives. They will have more issues with their own identity when they are older due to being xxxx/Chinese. The Chinese name is essential for the China back home pass, so it's more to do with making sure they do not miss out. I'm sure they will find it fun having 2 names when they are older! (I am based in Hong Kong) Posted by joshmomm (73 days ago) With regard to having both a Chinese and a Western name, it is not imperative that you have to have the pinyin of the Chinese name incorporated into the English name, although if you wish to do that, it's perfectly fine, too. Your English name is your English name, written in English. Your Chinese name is your Chinese name, written in Chinese. (I am based in Hong Kong) Posted by Sonnenblume (73 days ago) Actually i have the same concern as evildeeds has, and that's the reason that I told my husband I would prefer to have no middle name, but have the European name translated in Chinese which to be used in the Chinese Pass. (I am based in Guangzhou) Posted by axptguy38 (73 days ago) "Just curiousity. Don't you think that giving a child two names can have any effect on them, in terms of identity or maybe cause certain confusion becaue at school, if they attend local, or by chinese relatives they will be addressed by their chinese name but at home they will have completely different name" (I am based in Hong Kong) Posted by the goddess kali (73 days ago) my hubby has two names, his western one and a chinese one given to him whiles tudying Chinese. (I am based in Unspecified) Posted by Sonnenblume (73 days ago) haha... you are right the goddess kali, we really never will choose a name with "r" coz I can't pronounce it in the German way. :-) (I am based in Guangzhou) Posted by Mighty (71 days ago) I dont think you need to worry about too many names confusing with identity. Children are fine with that. It is very common for Europeans to have middle names so why not. You dont use it very often anyway. Say your name in Engish is Mary Juliana Jones, you will be using and be called Mary. Your name in Chinese can be a complete different one, say 鍾美珍 (well either use your last name or a chinese translation of your husband's). When your daughter is older, she will understand she has a chinese mother and a german father and will be very proud of herself of having 2 names (^-^). (I am based in Hong Kong) Posted by the goddess kali (69 days ago)
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