name is the first impression that people give people. In addition to their Chinese name, it is also necessary to give yourself a fashionable English name. It is more convenient to communicate with foreign friends with English names, but you must know some things to pay attention to when giving English names, otherwise it is very likely to make a joke.
(1) English name of "Bad Street":
Don't want the streets to be the same English name. English names must not be the most rustic, so be sure to avoid the following names. You don’t want to call your name, there are people in the room!
For example: boys should avoid these, such as David (David), peter (Peter), Michael (Michael), andy (Andy), jason (Jason), kevin (Kevin), tony (Tony), alex ( Alex ), eric (Eric), allen (Alan). Girls should avoid English names such as amy (Amy), vivian (Vivian ), lisa (Lisa), vicky (Vicky), emily (Emily), angela (Angela), vivi (Vivi), jennifer (Jennifer), amanda (Amanda), peggy (Peggy) and other English names.
(2) Pay attention to the weird English name:
Nowadays, many people will give themselves various strange English names in order to pursue uniqueness, such as: harry potter (Harry Potter), lolita (Lolita), saddam (Saddam), nokia ( Nokia ), these are all unique names, and some people even call them sony panasonie (Sony Panasonic).. In fact, these names do not feel novel in the eyes of foreigners, they only feel funny and a little embarrassed.
(3) English names that only strippers call:
Never call candy, tiffany, ginger, cherry, scarlet, etc. These names are the names that a certain magazine has listed the favorite names of girls in nightclubs, so stripper name is not that easy to call.
(4) Avoid the common English name used by Chinese people:
01. Use the names of your favorite stars or international stars.
Common boys include bryant (Bryant), lebron ( LeBron ), and of course there is also a girl named beckham ( Beckham )... The editor didn't know what to say for a moment.
02, which has similar meanings or homophones to the Chinese name.
For example, a student named lily (Lily), the Chinese name is probably li li.
03. Choose a name from classical novels.
Such as ada, doris, mavis and ida, these names that are very common in Guangzhou universities and are already antiques in the UK. Only those who retired people used it in that era.
(5) Pay attention to the choice of English names for prosperity and decline:
Western countries also pursue good meaning when naming, which coincides with the habits of Chinese people. According to research conducted by a foreign survey company, names also affect success to a certain extent, and draw the following conclusions: When naming , the most easiest names to succeed in career are david, steve, paul, alan, richard, peter, andrew, mark, james, simon, christopher, ian, tom, rob, michael, gareth, bob, phil, bill. The names that are most difficult to succeed in career: tony, matthew, jimmy, fred, brian, bend, alex, kevin, martin, sam, barry, george, harry, joe, neil, tim, nick, jack, lee.
(6) According to the platform for giving English names, a businesswoman in the United States once announced that in order to avoid the Chinese people's unconscious appearance of a flamboyant English name like a nickname, the naming website has professional English name service to help those who do not know how to give English names.