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  • Rant: Don't Butcher Chinese Names Please

qostoq would advise against shen zhi... makes me think of 甚至 which means even. shen huang also doesn't seem like a female name. if your last name is '沈', all three of those names sound a bit ridiculous in chinese. shen lan is the best out of the three, but again, I'm not a big fan.
meng heng is okay, but meng long is not. reminds me of 朦胧 which means hidden... and although it may not sound bad, it's pretty pathetic of a name.
hope this helps.

    @yaoyueyi
    Do you know any sites with good information on them that would help me understand this topic? As Zhen Xin mentioned earlier, I use the same site usually but reading this makes me feel like my names could have been made better.

      yaoyueyi
      Argh... dang. Alright, then I guess I have to mention names said so far.
      Fan Zhi - MC
      Fan Heng - Never been sure if this one was good, always felt off to me
      Fan Hui
      Fan Cheng

        yaoyueyi
        ok cool, I wasn't entirely sure how they sounded. I tried looking at a lot of Eastern Fantasy translations and names used and such to try get a good idea of what works and what doesn't

          yaoyueyi
          Thank you for the reply. How about these names,

          Shen wangshu
          shen yingyue

          meng tianlong or tianshe?

            qostoq no for wangshu or yingyue
            the other two are average, prefer tianlong over tianshe

              yaoyueyi
              Darn, it's hard to find a decent name in Chinese. Do you have a suggestion for me?

                yaoyueyi
                Two Chinese names for girls, fitting for the eastern fantasy genre. Their last name must sound strong. One of the girls' name preferably should be related to moon. She is fifteen. She has white hair and silver eyes. Most of the time she is silent, but a predator on the inside.

                The other one is a mature woman with a sharp face. They are from the same sect, so their last names will be the same. This one isn't that important for me but the other girl is.

                Would this be enough for you to give me a suggestion? :)

                  That awkward moment when I'm Chinese and I feel like I thoroughly screwed up my names lolol XDD

                  Would you mind giving feedback to these names below, if you're not too busy? c:

                  Bai Lifei (f)
                  Huang Peizhi (m)
                  Huang Wu Ting (m)
                  Xue Guren (m)
                  Ling Jiayi (f)

                  Thank you so much in advance :heart:

                    luminouslyy guren sounds like old acquaintance
                    otherwise they're fine, though I'm not a fan of Wang Jian just because he sounds so 贱 lmao

                      yaoyueyi Are you serious? Like, the dudes name actually translates to beard? That’s funny as hell!😂

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