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Q: What does English names meaning?
Chinese names often have meanings。
For example, 宝 is treasure and 王is king。
David, Robert, Michael. Do these names have meanings?
Also, Dick????
david and robert are from bible. rex is latin for king. lebowski is from the neoreligion of dudism, im not sure what it means. maybe go ask thedude.
Try a search! "meaning of name robert" should get you a hit...
There are far too many names to actually effectively answer your question.
if you have red hair we call you blue
is you have blonde hair we call you snowy
if you break something and don't tell anyone use a chinese name
Some Dum ....
Not the same as you see the names.
Most of the English names were transliterated, they don't carry any meanings at all, even Dick.
in the west we try to be slightly original with names, there are 92 million chinese with the surname wang, about 7 percent of the population, which wang are you, the important one, the handsome wang one, yeah right.
First and last names nearly all originate from words in European languages, but they have been disconnected from their meanings. My sons are named Owen and Andy, which can be traced back to Greek or Celtic words for Young and Man, respectively.
Nicknames are more fun. I call my kids Ogre and Demon. My wife called Owen "yao guer", a sichuanese slang for little sister, because she wanted a girl. I call him Ogre Baby; it was hilarious when my MIL heard Shrek say the words I always say, and she understood it referred to the nightmare scene in Shrek III, which has become my life now. And Andy is little brother, a.k.a. Didi, hence D-man (Andy=Andros=Man) or 'Demon'. Plus, they are both little monsters.
There are still names with direct meanings, too. My mom's cat is named Grace, it's also a girl's name.
ScotsAlan:
Are you ok with that coin? That your wife calls your son little sister because she wanted a girl. I know names change all the time in China, and that baby names only last a year or two. Genuine question.
coineineagh:
It's just a nickname. Anyway, she stopped using it long ago.
ScotsAlan:
Yeah. I thought it would just be a ban name. My wife had similar. Her parents wanted a son, and they gave her a male name. Well, a name more usually associated with men.
Oddly, my name is Gaelic but it has the same meaning in my wife's hometown dialect....wolf. However the meaning of Wolf in Gaelic is the defender of the village. In the dialect it is just a wolf. Hence my screen name.
iWolf:
(moans at the joke) Yes...I'll leave it to you to explain that one to our chinese friends should they ask.
iWolf:
Seeing as Mr Shining is busy....and i'm a great guy ![]()
Loopy basically means crazy and is similar in sound to lupine or pertaining to wolves.


















