Holden Chow Ho-ding, politician, Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
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Name Category: Creation; Phonetic-based
Enthusiastic reflections about names, the universe and everything, with a positive dose of critical thinking
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Wednesday 31 August 2016
Monday 29 August 2016
1798 HKSAR Name of the Day
Claren Chan, administrator (claren@hku.hk), University of Hong Kong
About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Creation
Saturday 27 August 2016
Thursday 25 August 2016
1796 HKSAR Name of the Day
Selwyn Mar, former president of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Hong Kong
About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Rare
Tuesday 23 August 2016
Sunday 21 August 2016
1794 HKSAR Name of the Day
Charmain Tan, registered dietitian, Seventeen Nutrition Consultants, Hong Kong
Old German and English name. The meaning of the name Charmain is "free man; charm".
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Name Category: Rare
Friday 19 August 2016
1793 HKSAR Name of the Day
Anson Chan Yiu-cheung (Mr), eldest son of Anita Chan Lai-ling a Hong Kong philanthropist
see other Ansons
see other Ansons
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Name Category: Creation for females; Rare for males; Son-suffix; somewhat common in Hong Kong
Wednesday 17 August 2016
1792 HKSAR Name of the Day
About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Creation for females; Rare for males; Son-suffix; somewhat common in Hong Kong
Monday 15 August 2016
1791 HKSAR Name of the Day
Panda Chu, physiotherapist and mother interviewed by SCMP about having her baby delivered by Caesarean section, Hong Kong.
Here's the lead paragraph (Knife's edge, 23 August 2011):
see another Panda here 1574 HKSAR Name of the Day
About Novel HKSAR NamesHere's the lead paragraph (Knife's edge, 23 August 2011):
To avoid damage to her pelvic floor muscles and the risk of incontinence, Panda Chu decided to have her first child delivered by Caesarean section. "I was more interested in the product than the process," the physiotherapist says. "But I can understand other women's sense of achievement in wanting to go through labour."
see another Panda here 1574 HKSAR Name of the Day
Name Category: Creation; Nature-based
Saturday 13 August 2016
1790 HKSAR Name of the Day
Gannon Jow, teacher, Hong Kong (A Chinese-American teacher jailed for 10 years in August 2011 for stabbing to death a stranger who intervened in a drunken brawl during a night out in Tsim Sha Tsui in August 2010)
The meaning of Gannon is "fair-skinned"
The meaning of Gannon is "fair-skinned"
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Name Category: Rare
Thursday 11 August 2016
Tuesday 9 August 2016
1788 HKSAR Name of the Day
Genie Sin, Diamond Hill, Hong Kong (SCMP letters 6 August 2011)
Genie means "noble aristocrat; God is gracious"
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Name Category: Rare
Sunday 7 August 2016
1787 HKSAR Name of the Day
Kavinia Wong, account manager, Style Magazine, SCMP, Hong Kong kavinia.wong@scmp.com
Note: also see Lavinia Chang, who is a writer at SCMP.
Perhaps the writer Lavinia is well educated in English (and hence has a proper first name), whereas the local salesperson Kavinia is relatively lacking in English skills although she wants to stand out and be noticed (and thus chooses a novel made-up name)?
Note: also see Lavinia Chang, who is a writer at SCMP.
Perhaps the writer Lavinia is well educated in English (and hence has a proper first name), whereas the local salesperson Kavinia is relatively lacking in English skills although she wants to stand out and be noticed (and thus chooses a novel made-up name)?
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Name Category: Creation; Substitution
Friday 5 August 2016
1786 HKSAR Name of the Day
Jacinto Tong Man-leung, vice-chairman, Gale Well Group (private real estate investment firm), Hong Kong
Spanish and Greek origin. Jacinto is the masculine form of the Greek flower name Hyacinth.
Spanish and Greek origin. Jacinto is the masculine form of the Greek flower name Hyacinth.
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Name Category: Rare
Wednesday 3 August 2016
1785 HKSAR Name of the Day
Willim Yeung Wai-lim, ISN No 081662, 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; Deletion; Phonetic-based
Monday 1 August 2016
1784 HKSAR Name of the Day
Pesan Tse Pui-shan, ISN No 007602, winner of two tickets for "Sunny Side", EPS Lucky Draw (please visit rewardeps.com.hk/jan), Hong Kong
About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Creation; Phonetic-based?