今日の感想

Today I came across a blog of a new mother with twin boys. Like myself, she did not have the Chinese names ready for them until recently when they turned 8 months old. It's interesting to me because knowing that I am not the only mom who can not decide on a Chinese name for my girl until she was 4 months old is just a slight relief. In fact, I think it's always better to give the baby his or her Chinese name later when you get to know him/er more so that the name will be a better match of their temperament. Another way to pick a name is to find a name that balances with the baby's birth time. This involves knowledge of the old Chinese learning of the 5 elements (gold, wood, water, fire, earth) matching the birth time so you know what Chinese characters to pick that will carry the right elements. Yup, picking a Chinese name is a science which also involves good knowledge of the Chinese words and not a random act of your own liking.

So I think unlike English name, which pretty much goes more by how it sounds than for its meaning, you can pick it early on based on what you would like to call your kid.

Here is a website that gives you a score on how good your Chinese name matches with your birth time.
http://name.5721.net/