Friday, 30 March 2018

2067 Novel Name of the Day

Rainie Hui Oi-man, To Kwa Wan, Hong Kong (SCMP letters 7 June 2011)

About Novel Names
Name Category: Creation

Wednesday, 28 March 2018

2066 Novel Name of the Day

Dympna Lee Pui Yee, doctor, Hong Kong 

Dympna is a female name of Irish and Gaelic origin. It is also a saint's name, with many cures of epilepsy and other mental afflictions linked to her. St Dympna is the patroness of the insane.

About Novel Names
Name Category: Rare; Job-based; Occupation-based

Monday, 26 March 2018

2065 Novel Name of the Day

Krystal Ng Wing-lam, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong (SCMP Letters 30 March 2014)

of Greek origin, and the meaning of Krystal is "ice".

About Novel Names
Name Category: Rare

Saturday, 24 March 2018

2064 Novel Name of the Day

Garick Wong, Tai Po, Hong Kong (SCMP Letters 30 March 2014) see Garrick

see Garrick names

About Novel Names
Name Category: Creation; Deletion

Thursday, 22 March 2018

2063 Novel Name of the Day

Christobel Hui, Sha Tin, Hong Kong (SCMP Letters 23 March 2014)

The meaning of the name Christobel is "beautiful Christian".

About Novel Names
Name Category: Rare

Tuesday, 20 March 2018

2062 Novel Name of the Day

Micky Ma Man-ki, notice of general meeting of creditors (21 March 2014), Hong Kong

Why not Manki or Monkey?

Micky is a name for boys (also used as girls' name Micky), of Hebrew derivation, and means "who is like God?"


About Novel Names
Name Category: Rare; Phonetic-based?

Sunday, 18 March 2018

2061 Novel Name of the Day

Janson Yu Kin-ling, notice of general meeting of creditors (21 March 2014), Hong Kong

Scandinavian origin, and the meaning of Janson is "son of Jan".

About Novel Names
Name Category: Rare; Son-suffix

Friday, 16 March 2018

2060 Novel Name of the Day

Carmen Wong Siu-kwan, Sha Tin, Hong Kong (SCMP Letters 23 March 2014)

see other Carmens in Hong Kong

About Novel Names
Name Category: not phonetic-based; somewhat common in Hong Kong