English name My former name is Joanna, i think it`s a good name , but my mother don`t think so, my mother don`t speak any english at all, sometimes she was calling my english name ,but her pronunciati

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English name My former name is Joanna, i think it`s a good name , but my mother don`t think so, my mother don`t speak any english at all, sometimes she was calling my english name ,but her pronunciation is wrong , she called 'jiao anna" that sounds strange . So i change my name, now my english is Elaine, haha~~

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Elaine is a pretty good name. As Kraut said, it's actually a European name, but anyway, it sounds nice. But, I have met about 4 other Chinese women with this name, so I think it's sort of a common choice.

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My former name is Joanna. I think it`s a good name , but my mother ~~don`t~~ didn't think so. My mother ~~don~~`t doesn't speak any english at all, sometimes she was calling my english name ,but her pronunciation is was wrong , she called 'jiao anna" that sounds strange . So i changed my name. Now my english is Elaine, haha~~

Joanna is not an English name, neither is Elaine. Both have Greek origins. IMHO Names should be given by parents only. If they didn't, or you don't like it, blame them.

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