Okay I really made an account just to ask this question, but since I browse Nameberry so much I guess an account will be helpful.
Anyway, I’m writing a novel where the main character is Vietnamese, and she’s ashamed of her first name, which is Vietnamese, and so she instead asks people to refer to her as her middle name. Her first name is Cuc, which means “chrystanthemum”.
Any suggestions would be very very helpful!!!
Are you looking for any particular type of name?
Suggestions:
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Angela[/name_f]
[name_f]Selena[/name_f]
They’re all names of real Vietnamese-American girls I know and they’re all pretty ordinary [name_f]Asian[/name_f]-American English girl names.
I would say whatever you pick, it shouldn’t be super 2010s-trendy or unusual. Anything popular in the 70s would be a good choice.