I just learned something new. As you do from time to time. Most people's names in Vietnam mean something. This I already knew. A lot of people have the same name meaning flower, power, sunset, spring, or some other arguably cool thing to be named after.
Western folk, on the other hand, tend to be named after other people, who were so named because somebody liked the name, which never meant anything in the first place. Or maybe it did, but nobody knows anymore. Like me, for example. Tyler. Means nothing, but has a decent ring to it.
If it does mean something, please enlighten me. But not if it means 'dickface' or something like that. I'd rather not know. So, what did I recently discover? Well, the Vietnamese name Tai is the closest sounding to my name. I haven't actually met anyone with this name, but I will adopt it nonetheless.
It means 'ear'. You can see why I haven't met anyone with this name. Who wants to be named after an ear? But for me, it's appropriate. I mean, come on, Ear Pierce. Isn't that cool? Don't tell me you're not amused. Because if you're not, well, you just have no sense of humor.
About Me
- tyler
- hi there, thanks for checking me out. i'd check you out too, if you were hot. so where do i begin? i'm a dude. in vietnam i'm a nguoi nuoc ngoai. in thailand i'm a farang, in indonesia i'm a bule and in malaysia i'm a orang putih. i was born and raised in northern california. spent most of my life there until i moved to portland, oregon in 2003 for a spell and then jumped ship for se asia in late 2007 to indulge in sticky rice and sunshine. you need it after living in the pacific northwest. thailand and i had a short love affair and i soon found myself falling for vietnam – at least all the pretty girls, the endless array of vegetarian fare, driving a motorbike, the overall energy – and became an english teacher. did that for nearly four years and nearly went insane. now i'm free again wandering aimlessly around se asia. on the lam. whatever.
3 comments:
Western names are supposed to mean something as well, altho I don't know who decided that!!!!
Same person who decided the Vietnamese ones I guess!!!
There is a name book with all the meanings, thats how parents pick their kids names..
Can't remember any right this minute, except I think Susan means Love!!!! haha
Tyler
Tile Maker
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English
You can find this and many more name meanings at
http://www.name-meanings.com/
Well then, I was wrong. That doesn't happen very often. Ha!
At least I think the Vietnamese choose their names based on meaning. As has been shown, I could be wrong.
We choose ours (usually) on it's aural appeal. Right?
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