I have a very specific kind of boy’s name that I am looking for. Perhaps some of you may have some suggestions?
I am looking for a baby name that is unique but not too crazy difficult for the average English speaker (but it can originate from any language), but that also has a pronunciation that can easily be a good sounding Chinese name as well (with matching Chinese characters). My wife (who is Chinese) and I (who am American) live in [name]China[/name], and want our child to have one name, but want it to sound good to an American ear and to a Chinese ear.
As an example, our first child, who is now 2 and a half, is named Rayhan, which is perfect because in Chinese it is pronounced exactly the same and it has a good meaning in several languages. In Chinese (‘rui han’) means something like ‘the dawning of a good sign’, while at the same time it has meanings in Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian, and is pretty easy to pronounce no matter what country your from.
We don’t know if our second child is going to be a boy or a girl.
If she’s a girl, she’ll be— Mayna (which is a meaningful name in Chinese, Dutch, [name]German[/name], Sanskrit, Greek and Arabic), and sounds great in many languages.
But if he’s a boy, we’re having trouble finding the perfect name. Here’s a list of some names we’re currently considering:
- [name]Kyon[/name] (Chinese name would be: [name]Kai[/name]-yan) (Gaelic and Chinese meanings)
- Kaylum (Chinese name would be: [name]Kai[/name]-long) (Gaelic and Chinese meanings)
- Rylin (Chinese name: [name]Rui[/name]-lin) (Old English and Chinese meanings)
- Roshan (Chinese name: Ri-shan) (Persian and Chinese meanings)
- [name]Cullen[/name] (Chinese name: Ke-lin) (Gaelic and Chinese meanings)
- [name]DeShawn[/name] (Chinese name: De-shan)(Gaelic, Hebrew and Chinese meanings)
- [name]Logan[/name] (Chinese name: [name]Lou[/name]-gen) (Gaelic and Chinese meanings)
- [name]Dylan[/name] (Chinese name: De-lin) (Welsh and Chinese meanings)
- Kylin (Chinese name: Ke-lin) (Celtic and Chinese meanings)
- Ameen (Chinese name: Ai-ming) (Arabic and Chinese meanings)
- [name]Clay[/name] (Chinese name: Ke-lei) (Old English and Chinese meanings)
Let me know your thoughts on these names and if you have any other suggestions that fit what we’re looking for, we’d love to hear it.
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