Comments on: The world’s most unusual persons’ names http://worldrec.info/2007/05/28/the-worlds-most-unusual-persons-names ...probably not available in the Guinness Book of World Records or Ripley's Believe It or Not Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:42:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: pinolobu http://worldrec.info/2007/05/28/the-worlds-most-unusual-persons-names/comment-page-1#comment-9522 pinolobu Mon, 28 May 2007 16:16:19 +0000 http://worldrec.info/2007/05/28/the-worlds-most-unusual-persons-names/#comment-9522 Personally, I think it's better to stick with common, simple and short names. How to know they're so? I'd call it the telephone test. If you dread being asked your name over the telephone everytime you make bookings, then your name is too difficult. If you had to spell your name to the person on the line, something's wrong. If you've had one too many wrong spellings on your certificates and letters, susah lah. I'd rather have boring old common names than having to deal with the hassle of producing my myKad everytime someone asks my name. When I was in the UK, all the mat sallehs had very common and simple first and middle names. Heck, even members of the British royalty have very simple first and middle names. I think we Asians are trying too hard to come up with "nice" names for our kids. So my recommendation is to name your kids John, James, Robert, Andrew, George, Leo etc. The less syllables the better. Personally, I think it’s better to stick with common, simple and short names. How to know they’re so? I’d call it the telephone test. If you dread being asked your name over the telephone everytime you make bookings, then your name is too difficult. If you had to spell your name to the person on the line, something’s wrong. If you’ve had one too many wrong spellings on your certificates and letters, susah lah. I’d rather have boring old common names than having to deal with the hassle of producing my myKad everytime someone asks my name.

When I was in the UK, all the mat sallehs had very common and simple first and middle names. Heck, even members of the British royalty have very simple first and middle names. I think we Asians are trying too hard to come up with “nice” names for our kids.

So my recommendation is to name your kids John, James, Robert, Andrew, George, Leo etc. The less syllables the better.

]]> By: Kay Kastum http://worldrec.info/2007/05/28/the-worlds-most-unusual-persons-names/comment-page-1#comment-9521 Kay Kastum Mon, 28 May 2007 14:59:32 +0000 http://worldrec.info/2007/05/28/the-worlds-most-unusual-persons-names/#comment-9521 People still asked me lots of question when I tell them my full name is Kay Stanford Jr Kastum @ Martin Thomas People still asked me lots of question when I tell them my full name is Kay Stanford Jr Kastum @ Martin Thomas

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