Can anyone find an English for this Chinese name

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  1. rax_7

    rax_7 Well-Known Member

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    my cousin asked me to find an English name for him. he said he wants an English that sounds like his chinese name. but i can't find an English name with similar sound like his name.

    his Chinese 名(the English first name) is 子恩, in mandarin, it's zi en, written in English would be Zien. but in English pronunciation is either "Zeen" or "Z-I-en". which is kinda awkward. he said just use the 恩 is ok, but does En look like a name to you? if there is no English name with similar sound, what du think it would be the best name for this Chinese name? thanks
     
    #1 rax_7, Apr 22, 2014
  2. 95prelude

    95prelude Active Member

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    Why does an english name have to sound like your chinese name? Just go pick out an English name.
     
    #2 95prelude, Apr 22, 2014
  3. godslayer

    godslayer Well-Known Member

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    or just use the phonetic sound as the english name.plenty of people do that
     
    #3 godslayer, Apr 22, 2014
  4. hadouken

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    子恩

    sounds like Jean but thats a girls name pronounced in english
     
    #4 hadouken, Apr 24, 2014
  5. ralphrepo

    ralphrepo Well-Known Member

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    How about Jan, which is a variant (Slavic origin) of John? It sounds almost exactly like 子恩 when spoken?
     
    #5 ralphrepo, Apr 29, 2014
  6. Grenadier

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    Ian
     
    #6 Grenadier, Apr 29, 2014
  7. Valkrezy

    Valkrezy Well-Known Member

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    Eugene, or Jayden
     
    #7 Valkrezy, Apr 30, 2014