"special" names

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i was at a forum where people were listing names that chinese celebrities like to give themselves. some are unique, but some are just plain weird. here are a few...

girls:
- Emme
- Race
- Kingdom
- Kenix
- Bobo
- Myolie (my-oh-lee or moy-lee)
- Tavia (tay-vee-ah)
- Kay
- Fala
- Sonija
- Mango
- Miki
- Mimi
- Cutie
- Kawaii (japanese for "cute")
- Dodo
- Fish
- Sherming
- Nnadia
- Yoyo
- Ivana
- Kiki

boys:
- Bowie
- Deep
- Hacken
- Ekin
- Eason
- Gallen
- Power
- Evergreen
- Ellesmere
- Bosco
- Otto
- Osman
- Hins
- Juno
- Emotion
- Kahlil (ke-li-o)
- Kanin
- Amigo

Comments

[christhiane.livejournal.com]

I've been wondering about Kawaii. I quite like it.

Ellesmere sounds better for a girl.

Kahlil sounds nice.

Kanin means rabbit in Norwegian.

And yeah, some of these are plain weird.

[in_excelsis_dea.livejournal.com]

I like Emme and Tavia (though I would pronounce it Ta-VEE-ah). I also don't find Kanin, Gallen or Ekin that strange (I know someone named Ekin, actually). But the others...some are just normal words and some are probably trying to imitate English names/words (like Moylie=Molly, I'm guessing). So they're a bit strange, but...

They're Chinese Celebrities. And Celebrities always think up weird names.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_toasterhead/]

And Celebrities always think up weird names.
true that.

most of these are chinese names trying to "become" english names.
i think the reason for Myolie is because it sounds like "my only."

[sweatydog.livejournal.com]

Those are all kinda acceptable names to me, not that I'd use them.

Emme
Mimi
Kay

Bowie
Otto

[sweatydog.livejournal.com]

I mean the ones I listed!

[jenbugafer.livejournal.com]

I like Otto

[ale3000.livejournal.com]

How is Kahlil Ke-li-o? I've never heard that pronunciation.
Anyone who would name a daughter Bobo or Mango ought to be shot. Dodo, too. Makes me think of "faire le do-do" in French, which is a kiddie way of saying to go to sleep. I feel like every time I'd say it I'd feel like I was calling for a kid named Nap. Ugh.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_toasterhead/]

how is Kahlil usually pronounced?
well in this case, it is people gaving themselves names like Bobo and Mango. i'm not sure if that makes it any better...

[daveandmonika.livejournal.com]

The 'L' at the end is usually pronounced ...
Kuh-LEEL ...would rhyme with 'a wheel'

[thiscantbesoy.livejournal.com]

I was wondering that too, along with how is Myolie ever pronounced Moylee??