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[Opinions] Lan or Ran?
Hi !!!Both feminine names meaning 'orchid'.Chinese: Lán (兰)
Japanese: Ran (蘭)A 'mix' of these two is the Vietnamese name Lan (蘭). As you can see it is pronounced as the Chinese form but written the Japanese Kanji.Which is better? Could you comment them?Personal Name Lists https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/125456

This message was edited 11/23/2018, 12:47 PM

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I like Lán best. I like the chinese simplicity best and it's a part of my Chinese name, which makes me biased :P
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Between the two, I prefer Ran. On its own, Lán sounds incomplete to my non-Chinese ears. I prefer Lan when it is part of a longer name like Xiulan 秀兰 or Xuelan.
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Ran seems more like a name to me, and it's pretty. Lan is just okay.
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