Kitman Chu, animation director, Financial Review 2010, TVB, Hong Kong
About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Creation; Phonetic-based?
Enthusiastic reflections about names, the universe and everything, with a positive dose of critical thinking
Kitman Chu, animation director, Financial Review 2010, TVB, Hong Kong
Devil. Whale. Chlorophyll, Violante, Treacle — you name it, Hong Kong probably has someone who goes by it. Inquisitive, enterprising and...
Isn't this just an amalgamation of 2 Canto names, Kit + Man?
ReplyDeleteCould be! Yes, this is probably an amalgamation. Those with "Man" in their names are likely to do this. However, if "Man" is not at the end, it is less likely to be used in the novel name (i.e. there may be a Kitman or Homan but there is probably no Mankit or Manho).
ReplyDeleteThere should totally be someone called Manho!
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