The Love In My Name

My name is u Tan. It looks like this: in Chinese 谭卓瑜. My name was given to me by my father. My mom told me that my father looked in the dictionary the whole night and he decided to use yu(瑜) as my last character. Yu in Chinese which means beautiful jade. My father hoped that I could have a pretty face and wonderful life. In addition, my name yu has a story in history. A famous person named Yu Zhou he was a very outstanding leader in ancient China. He was very smart and won many wars. My parents also wanted me to be brave and intelligent.  
In my family, the second character represents a person’s generation. For example, my sister’s name is Zhuoyan Tan, and my cousin’s name is Zhuohuai Tan. All of us in our generation have the character Zhuo, which means outstanding. My father hopes that I could be more confident and distinguished.  
I like my name because it shows my parents’ love and their expectation. I will do my best and not let them down.  

Comments

  1. KailinFebruary 7, 2020 at 12:02 PM

    Hi Zhuoyu. I know in China, it is very common to use a same second character in the names of a same generation. However, it became not popular in this generation of my family.

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  2. nawlelpweFebruary 8, 2020 at 7:04 PM

    Hi Zhuoyu, I really like your title because it is very romantic. Your parents remind me of my parents because they also want me to be intelligent and successful.

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  3. hyehwan97February 9, 2020 at 12:10 PM

    Hello Zhuoyu. I didn't know your cousin also has 'Zhuo'. My cousins also have same 'hwan' as mine:) While I don't know well about chinese name, I think your name is really charming and cute.

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  4. barbrahtunFebruary 9, 2020 at 4:24 PM

    Your parents are very good looking and your sister is very cute. Besides, your name is meaningful and I hope one day, you will become very successful person.

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  5. Adriana ZarateFebruary 12, 2020 at 4:43 AM

    it is so nice that you have a name that represent brave. I really like this kind of names. Your picture is amazing

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