Monday, August 8, 2011
Baby boy name: which middle name is better for Leo?
Our first baby, a boy was born 2 weeks ago in Australia. I and my wife are both Chinese (permanent residents in Australia) but our son will be an Australian citizen, so we plan to give him an English first name and a Chinese middle name. His first name will be Leo. Now we are thinking hard to give him a suitable middle name, which will be a Chinese name spelled out in Arabic alphabet. We are choosing from Xinlei, Kanglei, and Junlei, but get stuck. We prefer Xinlei, but I believe most English speakers can't pronounce it correctly (the most close pronounciation in English may be [ʃɪn'Lei]). Kanglei may be easier for English speakers?(pronounces [kɒn'Lei], similarly to an English name Colin). We also like Junlei (pronounces [dʒim'Lei]). His family name is Xia. So in summary, we are choosing from Leo Xinlei Xia, Leo Kanglei Xia, and Leo Junlei Xia. Can anybody give any suggestions? Thanks a lot.
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