Chinese naming conventions

Corbett | April 23, 2003 10:36 AM

Since history began, the Chinese always believed in the significance of a person's name. They have developed a very comprehensive system of naming their children as they believe that the name of a person strongly influences their destiny and fate. Astrologers, fortune tellers, academics and monks are consulted when choosing a name for the new born. Most other cultures, however do not really believe in it and tend to brush it off as superstition.

Whether you believe it or not, however, the other cultures are not spared of this correlation. One very good example is Lee Iacocca, whose name IACOCCA stands for :
I
Am
Chairman
Of
Chrysler
Corporation
America

coincidence?..........

Look at the following familiar examples.

Bush stands for :

Beat
Up
Saddam
Hussein !

Clinton stands for :

Call
Lewinsky,
I
Need
The
Oral
Now !

However, no one can beat this latest casualty in bad naming

Osama stands for :

Oh
Shit,
American
Missiles
Again!

With all these, it's best to believe in the 5000 year old Chinese culture and make sure you choose a good name for your children!

Thanks to: Steven Lee, who has just married a wonderful lady and is Leaving Everyone Envious.

Category: Mr. Asia

3q2u is written by Corbett Wall, and is really just a window into my quirky little world. It's also a way for me to exercise my thoughts and make random comments outside of cultural, language, or business barriers.

3q2u is an acronym which if said in Chinese and Japanese sounds like "Thank you to you!" Dumb but easy to remember. More >>

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