How do you convert your name into something which people from other countries recognize, say correctly and spell correctly? And remember!
You can convert it directly by translating. Shorten it. Or use a nickname.
CHINESE
My name, Angela can be shortened to Angel, or to Ann. In Chinese to An, which means peace.
Here are some translations and associations of well known names.
Trevor - Welsh for village.
Unisex names
Some names can be unisex. This can cause confusion. Or permit anonymity.
For example:
Pat
Francis (male) Frances (Female)
Popular names
Mohammed - Muslim males
Marie - French girls, therefore often combined with a second name, sometimes a hyphenated second name such as Marie Antoinette
Useful Websites (alphabetically)
https://babynames.com/names/search.php
://www.behindthename.com/
JAPANESE
https://japanga.com/ (Japanese name converter gives me this:
- Angela in katakana is アンジェラ. This is the conventional way to represent foreign names in Japanese.
- Angela in romaji is Anjera This is how you would pronounce it using the roman alphabet.
About the Author
Angela Lansbury B A Hons is the author of ten books by regular publishers plus another ten self-published books.
About Angela The Speaker & Trainer
Angela Lansbury is a teacher of English and other languages to Toastmasters clubs and businesses.
Angela has several blogs on speeches, comedy and song writing and organizing, writing intermittently, but writes almost daily on these three:
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