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Western Names In China

Chinese people who work with Westerners often give themselves an English name. They think it makes it easier for us to remember or pronounce. I think it's awesome.

 

Unique Names
Many of these names are from Starbucks because it's one of the few places all employees wear name tags. And China's full of Starbucks. 

Daisy - Female, Din Tai Fung

Swallow - Female, Starbucks

Fish - Male, Starbucks

Fish - Female, Gap

Purple - Female, Starbucks

Milky Wang - Female, Ford

Leaf - Female, Element Fresh

September - Female, Starbucks SC

Kincle - Male, Gap

Lucky - Female, Starbucks

Ruby - Male, Starbucks

Mark - Female, Starbucks

Shining - Female, Starbucks

Fishery - Female, Starbucks

Fashion - Female, Friend of Larry's

Creamy - Female, HK Disneyland

Juno - Female, Starbucks

Billboard - Male, Ogilvy

Item - Female, Ogilvy

Power Zhang - Male, JWT
 

Common "Regular" Names
Many young women choose English names that went out with drive-ins. Not the retro-cool, vintage names of today, though. It's always fun to meet a 22-year-old named Gladys or Ethel.

Crystal

Virginia

Fern

Vivian

Judy

Anita

Josephine

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