Japanese names with non Japanese surnames?
WDYT about giving Japanese names to children who are not Japanese, or with non Japanese surnames.
The example I am thinking of:
Sayuri Webb.
The example I am thinking of:
Sayuri Webb.
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I don't see why not. A white Irish American can give their child a German name, so I don't know why it would be a problem.
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I happen to love japanese names...
And Sayuri is my favorite!
I dont see a problem with it. Its just like say... giving a spanish name to a person who is asian, or something of the sort.
I knew a little girl who is not Arab named Amani.
Anyway, I would love to see a little 'Sayuri','Naoki' or 'Izumi' running around!
And Sayuri is my favorite!
I dont see a problem with it. Its just like say... giving a spanish name to a person who is asian, or something of the sort.
I knew a little girl who is not Arab named Amani.
Anyway, I would love to see a little 'Sayuri','Naoki' or 'Izumi' running around!
It is fine with me. For one thing, the child may have Japanese roots, even if the surname is English. The mother (or father, if she has her mother's surname) may be Japanese.
You may have good reasons to give a child a Japanese fn, even without any Japanese roots. But people may ask her "what kind of name is that?" and "why a Japanese name?".
"You may give them your love but not your thoughts. For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams."
(On Children by Kahlil Gibran)
You may have good reasons to give a child a Japanese fn, even without any Japanese roots. But people may ask her "what kind of name is that?" and "why a Japanese name?".
"You may give them your love but not your thoughts. For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams."
(On Children by Kahlil Gibran)
Can't see anything wrong with it.
I don't mind one bit.