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Vivian Wang
How do you feel about the name 'Mingo' And 'Yimo' as English nickname? Thanks!
My children keep calling each other ‘Mingo'( sounds like,Ming-go) and 'Yimo'(Yee-moo). I guess that they just like the sound.
"Mingo' is for my son and "Yimo' for my daughter.
Do those sound like weird or even bad names to native English speakers? Thanks!
Apr 15, 2019 7:42 AM
Answers · 6
1
No, they're not bad or weird. Unusual words for an English native speaker to hear as a name, but nothing wrong with that.
April 15, 2019
I'm sure it's fine in China. However, if you were to come to Britain, your son would be teased for being called 'Mingo'. In fact, British kids would tease another kid BY calling them 'Mingo'. Among young people in Britain today, 'ming', 'minging' and 'minger' are slang words for someone or something that's smelly and disgusting.
April 15, 2019
Thank you， Norman!
April 16, 2019
They do not sound natural but there is nothing, to my mind, weird about them
April 15, 2019
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Vivian Wang
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Chinese (Mandarin), English
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