离预产期越来越近, 我们开始为宝宝的名字而伤脑筋了. 姐姐本来建议为宝宝取名为'鼎睿', 虽然书面上看来很不错, 但是那么拗口又难写的名字, 当然被我们一致无情的反对了! 经过了一番讨论, 我们还是没能下决定, 原来取名字是那么的困难啊! 我和姐姐心目中有几个很中意的字, 例如: 靖, 弘, 乐, 勋, 轩, 希/熙/曦, 勤, 睿, 彦, etc...但是那么多个字, 就是不晓得该用哪个才好, 再加上姐夫家人很注重名字的福建发音, 所以这个任务又增添了几分难度...
除此而外, 姐姐和姐夫也想为宝宝取英文名, 所以我就到MPH买了一本"The Baby Name Bible"送给他们啦~
个人认为这是一本蛮有趣的书, 作者用很生动的方式来介绍每一个名字, 比如说:
Boy's name:
NIKE. Greek. "victory". Cool goddess name, but brace yourself for lots of sneaker jokes...(hehe! :p)
Unisex:
ASH. Nature name. The tree, not the charred bit of soot in the fireplace. usually used for boys, but, as a short form of Ashley, works for girls too.
(I kinda like the sound of this name, both Ashley and Ashton, HOT! :p)
Girl's name:
SHANIA. Ojibway, "I'm on my way." This obscure Native American name owes its very life to country singer Shania Twain, who dropped her original name, Eileen, for it.
(What? Shania Twain actually shared the same name with me???)
重点是, 这本书原价为RM47.90,如果有会员卡的话就能以RM18的价格购买! >60%的折扣耶,当然是快手快脚到柜台付钱啦~ 有了这本书, 以为取英文名这项任务会变得简单些,怎知我和老爸看了这本书约一个小时多,Hayden/Jayden, Julian, Jett, Chester, Chayce, Bryce, Blaze, Kylan, Jarett/Garett, Quincy, Kenneth/Kenn, Eugene, Shaun, etc etc etc...50,000+ names, 怎么选?? 晕~
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