Please Call Me Kailin

My name is Kailin Luo（罗凯琳）, which is the pronunciation of my Chinese name. I got this name from my mother and an aunt who suggested kai（凯）. Then my mother came up with lin（琳）to match kai and finally combined them to create my name.
           Over the years, I have been asked this question many times, what is the meaning of your name? In fact, there is no story or any special meaning about my name. The biggest reason why I am called Kailin is just because it is easy to read not only in Mandarin and Cantonese, but also in the Taishan dialect which is the language of my mother’s hometown. Regardless of this, I like my name. According to my own understanding, I think my name means cheerfulness, success, and preciousness. Besides, I think Kailin sounds good when someone calls me.
In China, I used Karen as my English name, which was from my textbook in the middle school. It was an easy translation of Kailin that is Karen. However, I want to keep using Kailin in Chicago because Karen is so common and ordinary in foreign countries.


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  1. Annie chaljubFebruary 6, 2020 at 12:21 PM

    I really like your names' combination. I think it is a cute name and it is also easy to pronounce. Moreover, I also like the name karen,I have an aunt called karen but she has a reason why she has that name. I think Annie is an easy name to and it is also easy to learn.

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    1. KailinFebruary 7, 2020 at 11:20 AM

      Thank you, Annie~ I also like the name Karen that I had kept using in China until I came here. In America, I want to keep my Chinese factor in my name because it is my real name! Sometimes I think Kailin is not easy for some people to pronounce, but you always correctly read my name! :)

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  2. hyehwan97February 9, 2020 at 12:13 PM

    Hi Kailin! I like your name because I think your name is easy to remember and pronounce. When I call your name, I feel like your name hears mild and calm. I prefer Kailin than Karen hehe

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  3. GerardoFebruary 9, 2020 at 5:38 PM

    Hi Kailin I like your name because it seems easy to learn and pronounce. For my age it is not easy to memorize a name lol. Personally, I like the way Kailin sounds more than Karen. Karen is a very common name throughout the world.

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  4. Adriana ZarateFebruary 12, 2020 at 4:35 AM

    I like your name I mean both of them, if you check every name, a lot of them are common I think maybe we want to be unique, but I think you already are.

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