wanna to have a English name

Stan,

I understand your viewpoint, but the post that started this thread really smacks of idiocy (so does the title: "wanna to have..." *mumbles*). I'd never think of coming up with an English equivalent for my Japanese name because the two naming systems simply don't match up!

So a silly query racks up silly responses. We could ignore the Easterner, but everyone likes to have a bit of fun!

Damian,

Puritanical! Cotton Mather and Increase Mather were famous Puritan preachers. My my, those Puritans just love to name their children funny things!

Easterner,

Let's forget about "creation" since you're not likely to get a decent response with that.

A random English (well, maybe Welsh, but pooh) name I just love is Guinevere. If you're a girl, you could consider it!

Finally, if you're Eastern European, then your name is probably prettier than any English name in existence.

>Honor (always spelt the American way!)<

It's not actually the yank way, it's simply the name way.

Try Karsen. It's american and unisex. It means "Created name"

http://www.babynames.com/Names/name_display.php?n=KARSEN

You can have my name...

"In puritanical (many would say hypocritically religiously fervent) Victorian times it was common for girls to be given names that were actually abstract nouns representing things that were pure and virtuous...eg Faith, Hope, Charity, Grace, Honor (always spelt the American way!) Providence, Prudence, even Virtue and Purity themselves.

Isn't that right, ['L-@RISS-@]?"

Ummm..i know people with those names now. yeah.

^^ Joy too.

How about Gene?

What about the amusing Puritan name Preserved, famously carried by a Mr Fish?

In South Africa it is common for blacks to have names that sound amusing to English-speakers, such as Supply, Hygienic or even Train-Passing.