Name poll
Added 2022-10-14 02:20:52 +0000 UTCOkay, so, the kids nickname will be Xiaode, or “little De” after his morning crowing.
Now, for the actual name, I'm trying to go for something thats proper chinese, and not a complete pun, mostly because while nicknames about dick jokes are fine with Meiling..... well, the actual name should be something nice, in her opinion.
As for changed western names.... I kind of dont want to do that either, as this also completes an arc of Jin's, a bit more distancing from the "before". His children live in this world, and have names to match.
All of these are sourced from online, like the rest of the chinese names I use, so if the translation seems odd to a native speaker I can only apologise.
Comments
I don’t care for ‘little’ in the name. His milk name already has little in it and having it in his actual name as well feels off. Especially as he is unlikely to be little when he is grown with Jin for a father. I know that it could be considered funny in diverting expectations when he’s older but I don’t feel like both his milk and name and given name should be jokes. That said I really like the other names and would vote for more than 1 if I could!
Catherine
2022-11-01 19:35:45 +0000 UTCI like "Strong Root" because that's not only a nod back to their earth spirit, it fits with being the offspring of a farmer and an herbalist.
Lynne B.
2022-10-30 20:30:22 +0000 UTCOn anything Tian, really. By now, the characters should be well-aware of her and her contribution.
Jostikas
2022-10-22 09:09:44 +0000 UTCTianshan
Mondred
2022-10-21 06:02:55 +0000 UTCJust to defend my choice. I feel like New Leaf would better represent how Jin Rou's taken off the beaten path of cultivation and "planting something new" A new family member budding off the family tree that is Fa Ram.
KAFFING
2022-10-21 02:26:31 +0000 UTCI feel like little field or little tree would be something more in line with what Jin would name his son. Jin's mindset would be far more in line with a name accentuating the benefits of strength through nurturing, as well as physical, spiritual, and mental growth. That's why the little field or little tree would make sense. A mountain doesn't actually grow. From it's creation it is just slowly weathered away away as the elements shave away the weak points. Little mountain implies an mighty martial lifestyle, something that is more along the lines of what a prideful warrior father would name his son with the belief that he'd face many weaker challengers. I think Jin would instead want a peaceful life for his children, not naming his kids in a manner that might provoke challengers.
John Koor
2022-10-17 03:21:43 +0000 UTCIf mountain wins, Meimei chose the name
g00b3r guts
2022-10-15 04:03:54 +0000 UTCTaran - or "Ta Ran" if you like. The kid will grow up on a farm inhabited by legendary heroes and think it "normal" until he goes out into the wide world. Also, Chronicles of Prydain were my Narnia growing up.
industriousrevolution
2022-10-15 03:17:27 +0000 UTCBlame the guy who invented the transcription from Chinese to the Latin alphabet. It sounds nothing like X in other languages at all. ^^ Only from listening I never know if something starts with X or Sh.
carebear90
2022-10-14 23:25:09 +0000 UTCtechnically the cast already has both due to pronunciations
Arexio R.
2022-10-14 22:18:17 +0000 UTCBut little mountain = hill so can both refer to what everyone feels when Jin’s Qi is out, as well as the Verdant Hills
Notcreepycreeper
2022-10-14 22:10:00 +0000 UTCPls god no. This cast is already big enough without people doubling up on names
Notcreepycreeper
2022-10-14 22:08:28 +0000 UTCThe dick joke is actually why I voted for Strong Root.
Andrew Denton
2022-10-14 11:16:11 +0000 UTCDuanye the Rock Johnson
Torauth
2022-10-14 10:33:14 +0000 UTCI really don’t want another name starting with X :D
Namorat
2022-10-14 08:06:09 +0000 UTCHaving "Little" in the name seems like a good nickname sort of thing, good for comical effect when the person is anything but little. But as part of the actual name, I think it isn't as good.
Anonymous
2022-10-14 05:24:08 +0000 UTCI have a suggestion, pulled from google (so it’s possibly completely off): Jingxi - happy surprise. Or Fengye - which possibly means Maple Leaf
Jillian Kielo
2022-10-14 04:40:35 +0000 UTCShandan is the best one on that list, but I still think the baby should be named after Gramps.
John Pratt
2022-10-14 04:39:05 +0000 UTCehhh i dont know if i like any of these tbh. also why cant the little guy have both a chinese name and english nane?
Arexio R.
2022-10-14 03:54:18 +0000 UTCIf Jin is about 6'2", then please make baby Rou grow up to be 6'7", i.e. two meters tall, making Xiaoshan a pun in 20 or so years.
BargleNawdleZouss
2022-10-14 03:30:14 +0000 UTCThat's a good point. I'm convinced. Thank you!
Desy
2022-10-14 03:26:30 +0000 UTCAnd yet, will he ever be bigger than the smallest mountain? We are all a little part of a greater whole
Scruffleupagas
2022-10-14 03:22:54 +0000 UTCTen (heaven) Lee (Healer)
Darune Albane
2022-10-14 03:19:24 +0000 UTCNew Leaf is obviously the superior choice. New addition to the family, new life, connection to the Maple Leaf, it has it all.
Kyfe
2022-10-14 03:18:07 +0000 UTCTell that to Little John
Proteus Jones
2022-10-14 03:12:52 +0000 UTCshandan cause he still needs to be little d
JG
2022-10-14 03:05:19 +0000 UTCNot Lee, there is like a million Lee's. ;)
Christopher Ozouf
2022-10-14 03:01:47 +0000 UTCLiantian! Let's make the kid the next chosen protagonist! Lol
Ryan Pixler
2022-10-14 02:55:10 +0000 UTCi don't like the xiao names, he is small now, not forever
smurfington
2022-10-14 02:52:24 +0000 UTCHmm... If we pick Jiangen it will make for another dick joke to replace his nickname when he is older, but we don't want dick joke names. I also like Xinye, Kai, and Shandan, but without an idea of how the parents think of their son it is tough to choose between them. Hmm...
Carl Mason
2022-10-14 02:48:51 +0000 UTCWhat about naming him after gramps?
ARSLOTHES
2022-10-14 02:43:32 +0000 UTCI feel like Kai will put too much pressure and doesn't fit the personality of his parents in who they'dhope their child to be. Little mountain and root speak to being grounded. Root really speaks to the connection with home and being a solid foundation for growth.
Munirah Hutchinson
2022-10-14 02:42:59 +0000 UTCLmao
Sean McCook
2022-10-14 02:31:58 +0000 UTCMe too. Obviously they just need to start pumping out more children >.>
Scruffleupagas
2022-10-14 02:31:05 +0000 UTCI like both "dan" and "kai". Either one can /is used here in the west and in the east. This being a blend of the "before" mixing with his future life
meetay
2022-10-14 02:30:44 +0000 UTCI love Dan, but strong root and little mountain both sound like they would have really nice thematic elements
Sean McCook
2022-10-14 02:30:33 +0000 UTCI'm stuck. I like both of mountain references but also the strong root D:
Scruffleupagas
2022-10-14 02:29:55 +0000 UTCI’m so torn between the three front runners
Sean McCook
2022-10-14 02:29:52 +0000 UTCRou Shi comes close to an old-life reference. Kamehameha waaaaaaave
Purple Floof
2022-10-14 02:26:34 +0000 UTCVoting Kai because there are so many people with names that start with x already.
Dwayne Parker
2022-10-14 02:25:06 +0000 UTCNeeds a nickname that Jin is capable of using. So Dan it is! Dan is also the dawn of a new phase for the once azure mountains!
John McIntosh
2022-10-14 02:23:51 +0000 UTC
