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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nabanil      ("a new, clear blue sky")
Neal          ("champion")
Neehal       ("new")
Nelith         ("personification of law")
Nihal          ("satisfied, contented, happy")
Nilan          ("moon, handsome")
Nilavalagan ("handsome, moon")  
Nilavan       ("moon, handsome")  
Nilmitra      ("blue")  
Nithilan       ("brilliant like a pearl ")

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Why do South Asian families and living in the US always name their children ethnic names like the above, but East Asian families usually name their kids typical American names? Sincerely curious White American here. 
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[b]Are you seriously asking why people from two different cultures on different sides of the same continent don’t practice the same naming traditions?  [/b]

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Exactly. Why don't the Scots use the same naming conventions as Russians? Same thing.[/quote]

I don’t think it’s a crazy question. Haven’t you noticed that Korean- Americans and Chinese Americans are often named typical white names and Indian Americans usually have Indian names (unless they are Christian)?[/quote]

I’ve noticed the name thing too. I’m guessing it’s because as a whole, East Asians assimilate more to white American culture than Indian Americans do.[/quote]

Wrong.

1)The Chinese languages are tonal.  Mispronunciation would pretty much change the entire meaning of the word... to possibly an offensive word.

2)Very often, the names are last name first.  Which would have to be constantly corrected here.

3)Sometimes the name is not really a name but an adjective or noun or phrase followed by the family name and surname.  ex. "The green leaf".  Adding an American name to the beginning and keeping the middle name as Chinese just acts as an extension to the name not replacing one name for another.

I find it funny that this is even a topic that would come up here.  With all the naming questions, especially the ones that are from 5th generation Americans eagerly trying to use a more traditionally European spelling or pronunciation of names for their kid because their great-great aunt twice removed was Irish/French/whatever.

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