Popular American names for Asians

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by mint_T, May 8, 2006.

  1. mint_T

    mint_T Well-Known Member

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    So guys/girls, what's your English name if you have one? Mine is Angella, I don't think it's that popular for Chinese girls...

    Some popular names that I've seen for guys are Kevin, Andrew, Steven, David, Michael, Anthony, and Alex.

    For Chinese girls, I see alot of Jackies, Stacys, Jennifers, Michelles, Jessicas, & Christines.

    What do you think are some popular American names for Asians?
     
  2. HellGuard99

    HellGuard99 Well-Known Member

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    um..lets see i can think of any u took them all..Dennis
    Jacky
    Jack
    William

    Jenny for the girls...
     
  3. tamagodaisuki

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    for girls, i notice lots of jennifers, cindys, jackies, etc.
    for guys, i notice lots of kennies, jonathans, jackies, etc.
     
  4. shy

    shy Well-Known Member

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    For Chinese guys, it's definitely Danny/Daniel. All of my sister's boyfriends/ex boyfriends were either named Danny or Daniel.

    I've also noticed that Tony is a very common name for Chinese guys... just exactly how many Tony Leungs do they have in HK??

    For girls, it's gotta be Jenny, Cindy, Amy, Michelle, or Tina.

    Oh, and for Viet guys, it's gotta be Johnny (I know at least 10 Johnny Nguyens), Kevin, Steven or David.

    Thank goodness I don't have the most popular American name out there (candice). My middle name is getting to be a popular name for Chinese people though =/
     
  5. HellGuard99

    HellGuard99 Well-Known Member

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    what is ur middle name lol
    anyways i have a weird name...
    Dinsdale jiaming lee T_T''
     
  6. shadow Thi3f

    shadow Thi3f Well-Known Member

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    Okay I know I have a common name (Michael) but I rather be called Mike, but my play sisters call me Mikey and my ex calls me Miguel.

    Common names for Asian guys are Henry, John, Jimmy, Steven, Tony and Kevin.

    Girls: Michelle, Jennifer, Lily, Karen, Cindy, Mey, Nancy and Amy.
     
  7. Bleach

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    Guys: Ben, Jack, John, Robert, Steven, Kevin

    Girls: Jenny, Wendy, Cindy, Lily, Lucy

    my personal experience
     
  8. suijei

    suijei Well-Known Member

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    Yay! I'm have a generic asian name! Does that make me a generic asian? O_O
     
  9. xAlarmx

    xAlarmx Member

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    Guys: William, Simon, Daniel, Allen, Jimmy
    Girls: Jenny, Diana, Annie, Stephanie
     
  10. Tiramisu21

    Tiramisu21 Well-Known Member

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    My name is Anna.

    Guys: Jason, Ben, Danny, Kevin, Jimmy
    Girls: Jennifer, May, Nancy, Lily, Eva
     
  11. rayn18

    rayn18 Well-Known Member

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    Jackie, Jason, James, Jay, Kevin, David, Alex, Ricky, Simon, Chris, etc...
    Jennifer, Linda, Nancy, Kim, Victoria, Michelle, etc...
     
  12. Giniro

    Giniro Well-Known Member

    Guys : Danny, Ban, Jack, Jason. Jonathan, Calvin
    Girls : Jennifer, May, Nancy, Evelyn, April, Joan
     
  13. ahhamah

    ahhamah Well-Known Member

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    Guys: Ming
    Girls: Ling
     
  14. mince999

    mince999 Member

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    i would name my future son... APOLLO =)
     
  15. madcat

    madcat Active Member

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    i would name my son Kai >.> that's such a cool name :p
     
  16. My name is Dora (i don't think its that common for a chinese person to have)

    Common Chinese Names: Jennifer, David, Jessica, Amy, Steven
    Common Korean Names: Esther, Eunice, Sue, James
     
  17. Angel Chan

    Angel Chan New Member

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    Guys: Michael/Mike (i know about 10 guys named this lol), Chris
    Girls: Christina, Karen
     
  18. Airree

    Airree Well-Known Member

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    lol All of these names are pretty much on the dot. But the only thing is..

    Melissa for girls.. I see a lot of asian girls with that name.
     
  19. drslump

    drslump Member

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    frederic for me, actually a french one! quite original for asian, but definetely common for french :s
     
  20. cysarkos

    cysarkos Member

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    no matter what race u r, there sure is someone name michael !!!