Back in 2003, I ran across some really awful English names that some of the Chinese choose without knowing what it means. I tried to help in any way that I could to correct some of the following bad ones:

  • Cappachino (sp?)
  • Dudu (think doodoo)
  • Snowman (to top it off, it was a girl that choose this name)

Names can matter on how you introduce yourself, and even for my own name, I have to repeat myself a couple of times before they realize my name is not “Michael” but “Micah.”