Somali Yu Siu Wa (Ms), member, HKU Foundation, Hong Kong
About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Creation; Geography-based
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5 days ago
Enthusiastic reflections about names, the universe and everything, with a positive dose of critical thinking
Devil. Whale. Chlorophyll, Violante, Treacle — you name it, Hong Kong probably has someone who goes by it. Inquisitive, enterprising and...
Hmm, famine, pirates, anarchy, guns. Is the HKU Foundation that feral?
ReplyDeleteTotally bizarre name. I like your play with word association AW, which illustrate all the negative aspects that come to mind when the name Somali pops up.
ReplyDeleteI would be very interested to hear how she chose this name... does she like Africa? Is she sympathetic to famine victims?
ReplyDeleteApparently, the HKU Foundation does some charitable work. But this begs the question, did Somali get her name before or after the foundation was formed?
ReplyDeleteI too would be very interested to know how this, and many other 'novel' names, are chosen.