WHAT'S IN A NAME?


Mandarin meaning

Paul Chan - Bankrupt
Anne Chang - Dirty
Faye Chen - Dusty
Anne Chin - Keep quiet
Henry Mah - Hate your mum
Jane Tan - Fry eggs
Nelson Tan - Bird lays eggs
Leslie Tong - Rubbish bin

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Hokkien meaning

Carl Chng - Buttock
Monica Chng - Touch your buttocks
Lucy Leow - You are dead
Suzie Leow - Lose till death
Lim Yew Lin - Drink urine
Lim Teh Peng - Drink iced tea
Danny See - Squeeze you to death
Corrine Tai - Poor fellow
Rosie Teng - Screws and nails
Carmen Tng - Leg hair long
Pete Tsai - Nose droppings

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Cantonese Meaning

Connie Mah - Call your mother
Macy Koh - Never die before
Jean Tan - Fry eggs
Michael Tan - Sell eggs


Disclaimer's note: Don't subject your children to a lifetime of pesky humiliation. No kids of mine is ever going to spot such names. =)