我的名字是什么意思

老师，你姓什么？

Teacher, what's your family name?

我姓王。你为什么问这个？

My family name is Wang. Why do you ask?

因为我想知道你的名字是什么意思。

Because I want to know what your name means.

姓是我家的，名字是爸爸妈妈想的。我叫欢，欢的意思是高兴。

The family name belongs to my family. The given name is something my parents thought up. I'm called Huan, and Huan means happy.

欢是高兴的意思？我觉得这个名字很好。

Huan means happy? I think that's a really nice name.

谢谢你。我爸爸妈妈希望我很高兴，所以想了这个名字。中国人的名字都有一个意思。

Thank you. My parents hoped I'd be happy, so that's the name they thought up. Chinese given names all carry a meaning.

那你姓王，欢是名字。姓也有一个意思吗？

So your family name is Wang, and Huan is your given name. Does the family name have a meaning too?

姓没有意思，是家的姓。名字有意思，因为是爸爸妈妈想的。

The family name doesn't carry a meaning, it's just the family's name. The given name does, because it's something the parents thought up.

我知道了。

I see.

艾玛，我也希望你知道你的名字是什么意思。你知道吗？

Emma, I hope you know what your own name means too. Do you?

我的名字？我不知道，我没想。

My name? I don't know. I've never thought about it.

你没想吗？你去问爸爸妈妈吧，他们知道。

You've never thought about it? Go ask your parents, they'll know.

好，我想问。但是我也想要一个有意思的中国名字！我希望我的名字也有一个好的意思。

Okay, I'll ask. But I also want a Chinese name of my own, an interesting, meaningful one! I hope my name has a nice meaning too.

好，我们学校的学生都有中国名字，我想一个，好吗？

All right, all the students at our school have Chinese names. I'll think of one for you, okay?

太好了！谢谢老师！

Wonderful! Thank you, teacher!