Comments on: The Top Twenty Bizarre English Names in Taiwan

By: Regardé Moi

Regardé Moi — Mon, 17 May 2021 23:39:36 +0000

I consume Taiwanese media from time to time and cannot wrap my head around how pervasive the phenomenon is. Just looking at the names adopted by their celebrities and you can find a gamut of really weird ones like Alien, Tender, Deserts, Mini and Puff. It is no surprise to hear that the practice has seeped into every nook and cranny of Taiwanese society. On the bright side, this is icing atop the delectable pop culture confectionery exported by the island nation over the decades.

By: JS

JS — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 09:34:48 +0000

Hi~
Can’t believe this name list is from Taiwan, but I know one called herself Ferrari…!

Welcome to visit my article related your topic from a historical aspect!
http://mintlemonhoney.blogspot.de/2014/02/language_8.html

and a German freelance journalist based in Taipei, who also wrote about this from a social analysis view!
http://taiwanreports.wordpress.com/articles-in-english-iv/the-taiwanese-and-their-english-names/

Have a nice day!

By: Matt Gibson

Matt Gibson — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:19:16 +0000

In reply to Fergus. Ha ha ha. Nice!

By: Fergus

Fergus — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:27:03 +0000

Heard of a Pubic Ha before. Seriously, surname Ha, firstname, Pubic.

By: Matt Gibson

Matt Gibson — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 04:46:25 +0000

In reply to Sean Cowan. Ha. Dinosaur. Awesome!

By: Sean Cowan

Sean Cowan — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:48:50 +0000

HAHAH, sooo funny. The best ones i personally encountered were : Dinosaur and No. 1

By: Matt Gibson

Matt Gibson — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:24:49 +0000

In reply to David S. Wills. This was a great article to write. I just hit up all the bulletin boards around Taiwan asking people for names. I was bombarded! It was hilarious. But really, absolutely none of those names, except maybe for Jesus Gun, tops Michail Gorbachev. Just wait till he tries to immigrate the the US.

By: Matt Gibson

Matt Gibson — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:22:43 +0000

In reply to marcus. Ah ha ha ha. Jordan and Pippen. That's awesome. I think I'm going to name my kids that.

By: David S. Wills

David S. Wills — Mon, 10 May 2010 05:38:27 +0000

Good lord, that’s hilarious. I honestly was naive to think that I’d seen the worst of names in my own short time… but some of those are too brilliant for words. “Easy”? “Titty”? “Snatch”? Holy crap.

I wrote a blog post on this same subject and it got picked up by a local magazine. They edited it down and ran it. Mostly it focused on the fact that no one in Korea (including the foreigners) can actually spell. Consequently, the names of many kids are “Rucy” (Lucy) “Risa” (Lisa) etc etc. Also, many of them are just made up.

The only funny name I currently have on my list of students is “Mikhail Gorbachev.” That’s right… His mother named him and I begged her to reconsider. But you try arguing with a Korean woman…

By: marcus

marcus — Mon, 10 May 2010 04:06:12 +0000

some of the ones I’ve heard that are interesting:
Negus
Beer (guy ran a beer house)
Jordan and Pippen (brothers that always caused a lot of trouble in class…of course, Jordan was always a little bit better)

I have one name that I absolutely hate: APPLE
I mean, come on. the first word you learn you are going to name yourself after? stop the madness

anyone have easy or BJs phone number?