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 Feb 23 2006, 02:24 PM
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For those who were born out of United States and have moved here, do you guys have an American name?
And if yes, then what do you prefer people calling you? I have three friends and they aren't from America and they have their own names. This one girl I switch around, and this other girl i call her by the name that she had since 3rd grade. But this one guy has an American name but he doesn't really like it, but everyone already knows him as that name so he can't change it. So what do you call people by? |
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| *ranniel* |
Feb 23 2006, 04:04 PM
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I don't really like my name.. Ranniel
 Whenever something like this is brought up, I just say.. I think my name is too filipino-ish. But anyways, my girlfriends at school like calling me ricky.
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Feb 23 2006, 04:06 PM
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 hi. call me linda. Group: Official Member Posts: 8,187 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,475 |
I don't have a foreign name, but, a lot of the people at my school has a foreign name, and then a name they prefer to be called. I usually call them by that name. For example, my boyfriend has a Chinese name, but I usually only call him by his "American" name.
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| *Blow_Don't_SUCK* |
Feb 23 2006, 04:15 PM
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I have an English name that people used in the Philippines. No one in school calls me by my real name, Yen.
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Feb 23 2006, 04:15 PM
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 It's "BS" How You Treatin' BrandonSaundes Group: Member Posts: 31 Joined: Feb 2006 Member No: 380,564 |
I was born in the UK, but I'm Punjabi with a Hindu name. That's the only name I use, and go by.
By uncles father-in-law however, goes by "Frank" and you know damn well that he is neither Frank, nor does his name begine with a 'F'. 
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| *stephinika* |
Feb 23 2006, 04:27 PM
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Yeah, I don't, but all the Korean people here do...
Tae Hun is Terry, and then there's Albert, Andrew, Henry, and more...I can't remember all their Korean though. |
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Feb 23 2006, 04:36 PM
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 i'm maggie =] Group: Member Posts: 3,607 Joined: Jan 2006 Member No: 361,616 |
my REAL name is Tsui Ka Wai. My last name is "Tsui" and in china, thats the first symbol of your three characters. i found out 2-3 years that my name is also a piano brand. kawai.
 but since moving to america when i was 3, i was dubbed as maggie. and thats my american name. |
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Feb 23 2006, 04:37 PM
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 =] Group: Member Posts: 1,910 Joined: Jun 2005 Member No: 156,614 |
yehh..i have a foreign name but i was in the U.S., though i used an english name ever since i was born..
my foreign name is Ting Ting.  OOOHHH! new smileys!   
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Feb 23 2006, 05:24 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,025 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 4,051 |
I dont have a foreign name but two of my best friends do; Zahana and Azure. Foreign names are usually beautiful.
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Feb 23 2006, 05:42 PM
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i dont have one but my friend born in the phillipenes does. her name is Ryhnelie.
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| *jooleeah* |
Feb 23 2006, 05:45 PM
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I have both a Chinese and American name.
 The only people that call me by my Chinese name are my Chinese school teachers or some old classmates from millions of years ago. xD
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Feb 23 2006, 05:47 PM
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 define our lives for us. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 11,656 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 43,293 |
It's weird. I don't have a chinese name. O_O But I was actually born in the US.
My name is Toby.. and I hate it so badly. I think it makes me sound fobby. :P My mom named me, and hell yes, she is a fob. |
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| *ranniel* |
Feb 23 2006, 05:48 PM
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Yen is not a filipino name. Wait, h/o are you filipino?
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| *mona lisa* |
Feb 23 2006, 05:54 PM
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Ooh. Azure is a beautiful name!
My name isn't anything ethnic although Mona is a common Indian name. |
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Feb 23 2006, 06:03 PM
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 crushed. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,432 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,026 |
Haha, I hate the first day of school. No, not because it's school, it's because I'm afraid of how teachers will pronounce my name
 My real name is Bidita (it's a Bengali name because my parents are from India) and my "middle" name is Teesa. So I always have to say I go by Teesa. But everyone likes saying both names nowadays, so I answer to whatever =] |
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Feb 23 2006, 06:27 PM
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 jkjkllm Group: Member Posts: 67 Joined: Feb 2006 Member No: 375,759 |
Trang or Jane? Depends.... I like my foregin name, but Jane is so much easier to be called with. So Jane for those who don't know me and Trang for those who know me.
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Feb 23 2006, 06:35 PM
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well..i was born in the U.S. and i was born Grace so i go by grace..but my foreign name is Ting Ting..which no one calls me..but if i were in taiwan...theyd call me by my taiwanese nickname...which is different from the above..
alot of ppl at my school have foreign names..for example...id be talking about my friend David..and his/my friends would be like..wait..which..u mean Dai Wei? and its really confusing b/c some ppl know him by his chinese name and others his english name..so theyre like..i dont know a david but i know a Wei Dai. so its confusing when someone uses both of their names in school..and were talking about the same ppl w/o even realizing it.. haha..and there was this comedian the other day who was making fun of ppl who use 2 names..and theyre nothinngg like each other..."hey, my real name is Zhang Du Wang, but you can call me Herbert" loll |
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Feb 23 2006, 06:39 PM
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My real name is Arjuna. I was actually called that most of my elementary years but some kid (I don't know who) started calling me Archie. Then came Archibald, Arch, Chi, and a whole bunch of other names. Archie was the one that stuck though, so most people just call me Archie. A lot easier for the subsitute teachers.
Some close people still call me Arjuna though. |
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Feb 23 2006, 06:39 PM
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 This bitch better work! Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,681 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 28,095 |
my friend's korean name is Sung-Ye. her american name is Alex ;-;
she likes to go by alex but I CALL HER SUNG-YE!! :D |
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Feb 23 2006, 06:44 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 3,459 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 328,021 |
A ton of my friends have foreign names.. one guy, David (his american name) hates being called Peichen, which is his foreign name. I call him that all the time. There are other people who just go by their foreign names though. They're cool. Xinyi, Jeechee, Minsoo. Very cool.
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| *lil_chubby_cheeks2* |
Feb 23 2006, 06:47 PM
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american name - monica
vietnamese name - kim thanh  but they just call me monica -shrug- |
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| *mipadi* |
Feb 23 2006, 06:59 PM
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My Russian friend always went by her American name, Barbara--until she got to college, and then she started going by her Russian name, Varia (roughly pronounced VA-dee-ah, or some I'm told by her). It was kind of weird at first, but now I couldn't imagine calling her anything but Varia.
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Feb 23 2006, 07:12 PM
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 oooh yeah. Group: Member Posts: 1,333 Joined: Feb 2006 Member No: 376,533 |
My name's Radhika. It's an Indian name, but I don't have an American name. >< I wanted one when I was little, but I'm happy with my name now.
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Feb 23 2006, 07:26 PM
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 "lal! laugh a little!" Group: Member Posts: 192 Joined: Jan 2006 Member No: 364,863 |
Wow....I love all these beautiful names
Haha this kid in my class, his name is Maci. (MUH-see) Its always funny cuz when a substitute is teaching, they always assume Maci is a girl so they pronounce it like Macy. He gets so pissed, the last time he yelled out, "IT FREAKING MUH-SEE!! ALL YOU FREAKING SUBS NEED TO GET IT RIGHT, OKAY?!??" He was suspended for two days  --->Sierra |
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Feb 23 2006, 07:54 PM
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 the name is ada. Group: Official Member Posts: 4,688 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 334,608 |
I have a home name.
Ying.. Grr I hate it. |
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Feb 23 2006, 10:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 4,357 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 28,115 |
QUOTE(lil_chubby_cheeks2 @ Feb 23 2006, 6:47 PM)  american name - monica vietnamese name - kim thanh but they just call me monica -shrug- I see a lot of vietnamese girls named Monica as a nickname. |
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Feb 24 2006, 09:58 PM
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 Are You Kidding? Group: Member Posts: 1,714 Joined: Sep 2005 Member No: 237,747 |
I dont have a foreign name.
My name is Marissa. But my grandma named her children long names. But they are foreign. I'll post them when i get them. |
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Feb 28 2006, 10:27 PM
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c[: Group: Member Posts: 2,302 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 2,876 |
i wasn't born outside of the U.S. but i don't have an american name. my name is Quyen and people call me Quyen....haha =] either that or my nick name is Queen
 ehh people know me by a lot of different nicknames...but thats different...but yeah..Quyen, and i like Quyen 
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Feb 28 2006, 11:18 PM
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 Ako si Emmanuel Group: Member Posts: 150 Joined: Jan 2006 Member No: 361,936 |
I was born in the Philippines and you may say my name is in the english language. But it was a coinsidence that combining my mom and my dads name would make Emmanuel... I get called in 3 names total... Manny, Manuel, or Emmanuel...
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Feb 28 2006, 11:28 PM
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 Pocketful of Sunshine Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 8,690 Joined: Nov 2005 Member No: 289,004 |
Eh, I was born in the U.S. I have a home name, though. I hate it. Agch.
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Feb 28 2006, 11:34 PM
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RaWr! Group: Member Posts: 603 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 90,404 |
my viet name is Tai. :)
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Feb 28 2006, 11:53 PM
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 FIFA World Cup Germany 2006! Group: Member Posts: 1,219 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 35,557 |
I was born in Mexico, and my name is Marco.
It's not American. It's a Spanish name. |
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Mar 2 2006, 02:51 AM
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 I'll never be who I was again.. Group: Member Posts: 2,886 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 77,981 |
I have a foriegn name, Yuki, but I go by my english name..I prefer my japanese name but can't switch it because everyone knows me by Nancy..
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Mar 2 2006, 05:48 AM
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 say maydayism. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,447 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 26,344 |
Strangely, everyone here calls me by my English name rather than my Chinese one, even if they speak Cantonese all the time.
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Mar 2 2006, 05:51 AM
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 yan lin♥ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 14,129 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 13,627 |
YAN LIN :D
haha, i do have an "english" or "american" name - Naomi, but i don't use it. i prefer Yan Lin |
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Mar 2 2006, 06:16 AM
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 damn, right! Group: Member Posts: 368 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 174,547 |
^ Haha! Yan Lin! Our names are almost the same!
My birth name is Hersa, and my Chinese name is Chu Yan-Yan. "Chu" is my clan name and "Yan" is a type of bird, the swallow. I like both of my names but my family and friends call me Yan/ Yan-Yan. |
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Mar 2 2006, 06:18 AM
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 cB Assassin Group: Official Member Posts: 10,147 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 7,672 |
I was born here and I still have a foreign name. For all of you that don't know my real name is Ekkarut. No I'm not related to Dragon Ball Z's Goku in any way.
Eddie isn't my online name though, it's rather a nickname that I use since I was born. It's easier to pronounce than Ekkarut. I'm Thai by the way. |
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| *ranniel* |
Mar 3 2006, 12:22 AM
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I wish I had a viet name or korean.
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Mar 4 2006, 12:15 AM
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 oink Group: Member Posts: 1,099 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 41,836 |
Chinese name is Lu Yi Chee but most people call me by American namee
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Mar 4 2006, 05:38 PM
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Lol i have a foreign name. Whenever ppl hear it theyre like ITS SO BEAUTIFUL! lol my friends is Divya. I think thats really pretty. Diiiivvvyyaaa. But most ppl totally mess it up, which is fine for the first time but gets old after like the 10th time. And my other friends name is Gopika...now shortened to PIKA lol! Truth is, most indian names are pretty easy to pronouce if you take the time and look at it. Chinese names...are a bit harder since some have accents...like my friends name has a certain accent and if you dont pronouce that accent your saying her cousins name =-= lol
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Mar 5 2006, 12:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 3,459 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 328,021 |
Oooh. My friend Kriti (that is the awesomest name ever) has a cool name. But everyone always pronounces it wrong.
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Mar 6 2006, 01:28 PM
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c[: Group: Member Posts: 2,302 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 2,876 |
QUOTE(xnofearx @ Mar 2 2006, 6:18 AM) I was born here and I still have a foreign name. For all of you that don't know my real name is Ekkarut. No I'm not related to Dragon Ball Z's Goku in any way. Eddie isn't my online name though, it's rather a nickname that I use since I was born. It's easier to pronounce than Ekkarut. I'm Thai by the way.  i'm going to start calling you Ekkarut. haha...it looks cooler than Eddie..(not to imply anything) muwharhar, and i don't have to pronounce it so yes! i win...hahahahhmm... 
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Mar 7 2006, 03:42 PM
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QUOTE(Teesa @ Feb 23 2006, 6:03 PM) My real name is Bidita (it's a Bengali name because my parents are from India) and my "middle" name is Teesa. So I always have to say I go by Teesa. But everyone likes saying both names nowadays, so I answer to whatever =] same here, my real name is aeyung, but my "middle" name is christine. i definitely prefer aeyung, but usually only asian people call me that. |
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| *chaneun* |
Mar 7 2006, 07:50 PM
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I'm Korean.. my Korean name is "ChanEun"
..my english name is Christine, obviously. QUOTE(deus_ex_machina @ Mar 2 2006, 6:16 AM) ^ Haha! Yan Lin! Our names are almost the same! My birth name is Hersa, and my Chinese name is Chu Yan-Yan. "Chu" is my clan name and "Yan" is a type of bird, the swallow. I like both of my names but my family and friends call me Yan/ Yan-Yan. yan yan is yummy |
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Mar 11 2006, 09:03 AM
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damn, right! Group: Member Posts: 368 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 174,547 |
QUOTE(chaneun @ Mar 8 2006, 8:50 AM) I'm Korean.. my Korean name is "ChanEun" ..my english name is Christine, obviously. yan yan is yummy Almost everyone tells me that... 
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Mar 17 2006, 12:45 PM
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join the random conga line... Group: Member Posts: 104 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 80,276 |
I'm an Air Force Brat, so I was born in the Philippines. My name is "Na Shai" "Shai" is a variation of "love" in Japenese; "Na Shai" means "happiness" in Turkish. Hm.
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Mar 17 2006, 04:22 PM
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chinese name =jin jin
english=lisa |
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Mar 17 2006, 06:34 PM
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 sorry. i drowned your fish. Group: Member Posts: 1,485 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 98,683 |
i was born in the Philippines, but i have a french name: Adrienne. But my middle name is Erika which i think is old german
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| *iNyCxShoRT* |
Mar 17 2006, 07:53 PM
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I wish I had a foreign name.
 It's always Jane. Plain Jane. I guess... my foreign name is my full name: Jane JaneJira Wishashan. 
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Mar 17 2006, 07:57 PM
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to hell with you Group: Member Posts: 2,547 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 16,506 |
my chinese name is Chen Si. my chinese nickname is Si Si, but only chinese people (usually grown ups) call me that. my friends just call me Lucy, which is also my legal name.
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Mar 17 2006, 10:17 PM
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 3,565, you n00bs ain't got nothin' on me. Group: Official Member Posts: 3,761 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,565 |
Bah, I was always Julia.
But my sister came from HK, she was called Kamiu (Chinese name) Then she changed it to Laura. Buta fter she turned 18, she decided to change it back to Kamiu. -Julia |
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