i'm looking for an english name for myself, could you do me a favor?

Oops, I guess I posted before reaching the bottom of the page--I see ehBeth beat me to it.

Since you like the alps so much, why not Albert - in parts of Germany we
call going up a mountain "going to the alb" - so Albert would be a strong (mountain) as well as aristocratic name.

This may have been posted already, but Gordon is close to the sounds of your Chinese name stirred around a bit.

Maybe, maybe not. Mother changed her name from a simple one syllable lovely name to a three syllable oddity. She was quite able to handle it, and through it all both her parents continued to use her birth name. Some family used both her first and new name (which had been her middle name). That too often happens with a name change, if people know you from the earlier name they march continue with it at least for a time.

Of course Mother was mentally unstable so that may have helped, she maybe had been practicing her new name for years and nobody knew (except the Spinach family that lived in her bureau drawer). Then again, maybe that's why she took the shears to the sofa cushions and then denied it while strips of fabric were strewn everywhere. Maybe the cushions knew and she had to silence them.

I think in the end of it all, the idea is selecting a name one is most comfortable with, then it fits them and they will respond.

yes, you're right. but to my surprise, i've found "randy" means "sexually excited" in the dictionary. i won't take it.

Good research!

FIVE (5) pages of name suggestions for this guy!

Choose a goddam name for chrissakes!!

I'll choose one.

Nothing with R or L, obviously. Not Ronald or Malcolm. Or Lionel.

Andrew, there you are. Job done.

thank you for sharing.

i've considered "albert" before, it can be abbreviated to "al" and i really like this. there're some suitable names that you guys recommend, i deeply appreciate it. but i have not made the decision, however, i am sure i will choose one of the names listed above for my english name. thank you for your suggestion.

There's always Albus as in Albus Dumbledore of "Harry Potter" fame

All of those manes are already taken . If you really want an English name for yourself, I will sell you "Aefledton" .

Steve. Has anyone suggested Steve yet? Lovely name.

or

Franz Joseph Otto Robert Maria Anton Karl Max Heinrich Sixtus Xavier Felix Renatus Ludwig Gaetan Pius Ignatius

Well, I've since thought of Russell; the nickname is Russ. Russell can be a first name or surname here in the U.S., and I suppose in Britain too.

OZ Actor: Russell Crowe

Starts with an S. He doesn't like names that start with an S.

Roger is a neat name too..

Has Ronald, nickname Ron, much like Ren(god) been mentioned yet?

thank you guys. i've made my decision. i'll choose "rehn" for my english name. personally, i like the simple ones. and when i write it, i find it looks very good.
thank all of you for the help.

I think it is a German name, not English. Go back and look at High Seas post earlier.

Not that you shouldn't take it, but be aware of your choice.

Yeah, Rehn's not really an English name, at least not one that I've ever seen. Which doesn't mean you can't use it--it's just no more familiar to us than your Chinese name. I'm sure it;ll function prefectly well as a name (it is homophonous with "wren", a tiny bird, though)