Wednesday, 28 February 2018

2052 Novel Name of the Day


Hardaway Chan Chun-kwan, assistant lecturer, department of orthopaedics and traumatology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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Name Category: Creation

Monday, 26 February 2018

2051 Novel Name of the Day


Orion Kong, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong (SCMP Letters 11 March 2014) named after the cat in Men In Black? 

Greek mythology: Orion was a mighty hunter, the son of Poseidon, who was turned into a constellation

Could have called himself King as in King Kong !


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Name Category: Rare; Literature-based

Saturday, 24 February 2018

2050 Novel Name of the Day


Icarus Chan, Sha Tin, Hong Kong (SCMP Letters 17 February 2014)

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Name Category: Rare; Literature-based

Thursday, 22 February 2018

2049 Novel Name of the Day


Choki Chung Cho-kiu, Hung Hom, Hong Kong (SCMP Letters 12 February 2014)

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Name Category: Creation; Phonetic-based

Tuesday, 20 February 2018

2048 Novel Name of the Day


Birdy Cheng Yu-pang (Mr), 25-year-old physics graduate who is the only Hongkonger among 1,058 candidates for a one-way space migration to Mars via Dutch foundation Mars One (that plans to establish outposts on the planet's surface in 2024); news article February 2014  

Mr Birdy Cheng

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Name Category: Creation; Nature-based

Sunday, 18 February 2018

2047 Novel Name of the Day

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Arion Wong Po-yin, G690xxx, notice of bankruptcy order (30 January 2015), Court of First Instance, Hong Kong

The name of a Greek poet and musician from about 700 BC.

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Name Category: Rare; Literature-based

Friday, 16 February 2018

2046 Novel Name of the Day


Clovis Wong Man-sze, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong (SCMP Letters 29 January 2015)

Boy's name of Old German origin, and the meaning of Clovis is "renowned fighter".

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Name Category: Rare

Thursday, 15 February 2018

Hangry about Balloon Heads

This is a striking mugshot of a large baby-like head. Just saying so because I'm hangry -- hungry and angry at the same time! Or am I hemoting -- hungry and emoting?

Michael Knight, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

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