Xavier Ng, reporter, The Standard, Hong Kong
see 0833 HKSAR Name of the Day
About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Rare
A world of illusion
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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...
I have both a Lemon and a Rain in my French class here in SG.
ReplyDeleteThank you Gweipo, If possible, would it be ok to give their surnames so that I can add these to my growing list. Btw, it is great to follow your exploits in the Lion City.
ReplyDeleteAnecdotally, there does not appear to be too many novel names chosen by Singaporeans since those with English names seem to have more normal and 'safe' names. Whether this is because they are apparently better at English, and/or are more traditional and conformist than Hongkies is something that perhaps should be studied?