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Help[Opinions] Re: name for adopted Chinese baby
in reply to a message by Bonnie
I quite like all of the names. I think I like Sonia or Josephine best, but any would be fantastic. If you don't feel sure about Naomi, I'd strike it of the list, you have other options.
I don't mean to labour the point, but I agree with Array, Adelle and others that it is completely unnecessary to map names onto ethnicity. I actually found your question a little offensive. My ex was Chinese and called Vincent, he never had any problem with that or wanted to go by his Chinese name (his mn). I never noticed a reaction of surprise when he told people his name. I have Asian friends who have adopted a Western name, for example Mike rather than Myung. I have another friend who never uses his western name (his fn on birth certificate). This is a rather long way of saying I don't think she will have too much of a problem having a western fn and I don't think anyone is going to be surprised.
I don't mean to labour the point, but I agree with Array, Adelle and others that it is completely unnecessary to map names onto ethnicity. I actually found your question a little offensive. My ex was Chinese and called Vincent, he never had any problem with that or wanted to go by his Chinese name (his mn). I never noticed a reaction of surprise when he told people his name. I have Asian friends who have adopted a Western name, for example Mike rather than Myung. I have another friend who never uses his western name (his fn on birth certificate). This is a rather long way of saying I don't think she will have too much of a problem having a western fn and I don't think anyone is going to be surprised.
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