How do you pick an English name?
I had a chinese friend ask me to pick an American name for him. Is there a certain way to do it? How do you pick their name? Or better yet, how did you pick your name?

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Just casually, no specific methods.

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If you google' meanings of names' you'll get 1000's. Some people name their children after relatives. My name means the sea in Lithuanian.

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I know people who chose their English name from celebrities or characters. James was inspired from James Bond, for example. Perhaps if you know your friend's personality quite well you could look up different names and their origins/ meanings, for example my name Lee, originates from old English 'Lea' - meaning 'meadow'. Explaining the meaning of such names would also be of great interest to your friend, I'm sure, and show that you made a really super effort on his behalf!

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