Treliza Li Yau-fung, ISN No 000761, winner of two tickets for "Sunny Side", EPS Lucky Draw (please visit rewardeps.com.hk/jan), Hong Kong
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Name Category: Creation
Saturday 30 July 2016
Thursday 28 July 2016
1782 HKSAR Name of the Day
Carmen Kwok Ka-man, ISN No 004698, winner of two tickets for "Sunny Side", EPS Lucky Draw (please visit rewardeps.com.hk/jan), Hong Kong
About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Phonetic-based; somewhat common in Hong Kong
Tuesday 26 July 2016
1781 HKSAR Name of the Day
Jessea Lu Wenjie, 31, freediver and researcher, China (May 2016)
Jessea is one of a growing number of mainland Chinese individuals who are carefully choosing their English or Western names and trying to make them more outstanding and novel. Jessea has certainly succeeded (see feature article about her here).
Jessea is one of a growing number of mainland Chinese individuals who are carefully choosing their English or Western names and trying to make them more outstanding and novel. Jessea has certainly succeeded (see feature article about her here).
Jessea Lu Wenjie
About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Creation; Occupation-based; Passion-based
Sunday 24 July 2016
These Breasts Are Real
Seen at the Ralph Lauren store where they don't like (women) models to have breasts ...
In Zoolander 2, remember Penelope Cruz's character Valentina expresses regret that she could only be a top swimsuit model "because of these!"
Benedict Cumberbatch's character All looks much more like the androgynous models that Ralph Lauren and their ilk have always preferred. It's just becoming so much more obvious now. Too bad!
These breasts are real
In Zoolander 2, remember Penelope Cruz's character Valentina expresses regret that she could only be a top swimsuit model "because of these!"
... for buoyancy!
Benedict Cumberbatch's character All looks much more like the androgynous models that Ralph Lauren and their ilk have always preferred. It's just becoming so much more obvious now. Too bad!
1780 HKSAR Name of the Day
Alphaeus Yuen, author, Pearson English Test Papers, Pearson Education Asia Ltd, Hong Kong
Note: there is an Alpheus and Alphoeus but there is NO such name as Alphaeus (so being an educator of English, Alphaeus Yuen presumably understands the English landscape and therefore just wants to be different)
Note: there is an Alpheus and Alphoeus but there is NO such name as Alphaeus (so being an educator of English, Alphaeus Yuen presumably understands the English landscape and therefore just wants to be different)
About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Creation; Insertion; Substitution; Self-important
Friday 22 July 2016
Wednesday 20 July 2016
1778 HKSAR Name of the Day
Pigon HY Chan, researcher, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
see Horky Kwok, Porky Chan and Piggy Chu
Porcine Names
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Name Category: Creation
Monday 18 July 2016
1777 HKSAR Name of the Day
Zeno Chan, director, TVB news, Hong Kong
meaning is "gift of Zeus"
meaning is "gift of Zeus"
About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Rare; Self-important
Saturday 16 July 2016
1776 HKSAR Name of the Day
Thursday 14 July 2016
1775 HKSAR Name of the Day
Trulya Y Choi, dental surgeon, Queens Road West, Hong Kong
About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Creation
Tuesday 12 July 2016
1774 HKSAR Name of the Day
Zela Chin, reporter, Money Magazine, TVB Pearl, HK
About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Creation; Deletion; Substitution
Sunday 10 July 2016
Friday 8 July 2016
1772 HKSAR Name of the Day
Elgin Yap, co-founder and chief executive, Sofshell Pte Ltd, Singapore
The meaning of Elgin is "high-minded; little Ireland".
About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Rare
Wednesday 6 July 2016
Mr Bean On Silly Names
Comedic giant Rowan Atkinson is puzzled by novel names. Like so many of us, he questions, examines, cajoles, prods and interrogates why people choose funny, outlandish and very silly names.
Rowan Atkinson Interviewing Elton John
RA: "Perhaps you wouldn't have had to wait so long … if it hadn't been for your stupid, pointless, bloody name!"
EJ: "Bang! What head dick!"
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Rowan Atkinson Interviewing Elton John
RA: "Perhaps you wouldn't have had to wait so long … if it hadn't been for your stupid, pointless, bloody name!"
EJ: "Bang! What head dick!"
Hong Kong Loves Weird English Names
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1771 HKSAR Name of the Day
Pollyanna So Siu Mei (Ms), alumnus, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Rare
Monday 4 July 2016
1770 HKSAR Name of the Day
Almond Lee (Mr), horse trainer, Jockey Club, Hong Kong
Note: Almond is a girl's name!
Almond Lee celebrates after Ocean Roar gave him his 15th winner for the season. It was the middle pin of a treble for the local trainer (see news article here)
Note: Almond is a girl's name!
Almond Lee celebrates after Ocean Roar gave him his 15th winner for the season. It was the middle pin of a treble for the local trainer (see news article here)
Almond Lee with Ocean Roar. Pic: Kenneth Chan
About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Creation for males; Rare for females
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Saturday 2 July 2016
1769 HKSAR Name of the Day
Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong, Secretary for Security, Hong Kong
About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Rare
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