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HelpRe: Does the name Olivia sound okay with the Vietnamese last name Tran?
in reply to a message by dewyforest
Yes, it sounds fine. The sounds of the names don't clash or blur together, it doesn't combine to make a funny word or phrase, and Olivia isn't so noticeably "ethnic" (like say, Saoirse or Rivka) that it makes the combo feel odd.
Although, I will say, I know a boy of Vietnamese descent, a friend of my daughter, whose name is Enrico. It sounds odd with his last name, but only in a momentary "Well, that's unusual" kind of way.
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Although, I will say, I know a boy of Vietnamese descent, a friend of my daughter, whose name is Enrico. It sounds odd with his last name, but only in a momentary "Well, that's unusual" kind of way.
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin
