Belton Kwong, research assistant, Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Rare
The Haunting of Borley Rectory
2 days ago
Enthusiastic reflections about names, the universe and everything, with a positive dose of critical thinking
Devil. Whale. Chlorophyll, Violante, Treacle — you name it, Hong Kong probably has someone who goes by it. Inquisitive, enterprising and...
Rare? Not Creation? Belton. Oh dear.
ReplyDeleteThis is an education for us both! I also did not realize that Belton was a proper name. The meaning is "beautiful town" or possibly "town of the bells".
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