My Unusual Name


There are three Chinese words in my full name. They are “Liu” “Yi” and “Weng”. Let me tell you how different my name is. “Weng” is my family name. In China, few people have this family name and most of them are in the small town of my hometown. It is also why my friends can remember

my name quickly when they first hear my name. “Liu” is one word of my first name. It means

willow in Chinese, a kind of tree. This is also the reason I like willow tree, and willow trees symbolizes spring and vitality. “Yi” is another part of word in my first name. There is not that

much meaning about it, but I have a big family, and all my cousin and sisters of my generation

have this word in their name as mine. This way of naming is like a tradition in our little village.
“It is a sign of continuity.” My dad said. This is a kind of sustenance for the prosperity of the family.

I never think it is a bad thing that my name is different. on the contrary, just because of the unusual name, I can be a different person that other people can remember me easily.






Comments

  1. nawlelpweFebruary 8, 2020 at 7:07 PM

    Hi Liuyi, I like your name because I think it sounds cute and I don't think it is unusual for me. I don't have a family name like you and I want to have a family name like you.

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  2. barbrahtunFebruary 9, 2020 at 4:19 PM

    Your name is very meaningful and beautiful. Although I don't have a family name like you, but I have the last same name as my father.

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  3. WinnieFebruary 10, 2020 at 6:46 PM

    Hey Liuyi, I think my family tradition is very similar to yours because my cousins, sister and I also have the same first name. I believe many Cantonese family have the same tradition as ours. Your name is very beautiful and meaningful, like your smile, give vitality to people around you. :)

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  4. JimmyFebruary 10, 2020 at 7:54 PM

    Usually people's first names only have two meanings, last name and first name, but your first name has three meanings, which is really different.

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  5. Jianqiu YuFebruary 11, 2020 at 5:56 PM

    Hi Liuyi. Your name is beautiful and The story reminds me that my name is a connection between family and me.

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