<p>I think it’s a great name, especially if it reflects something that you think represents you.</p>
<p>One thing I would consider is that it is kind of hard to pronounce for many people, especially for Chinese learners. In Chinese, there is a thing called “平仄”, which is the cadence and flow of words. ”平” are the first and second tones of a word, 仄 are the third and fourth tones. Following the rules of “平仄” makes the phrase easy to remember and 朗朗上口, if you will.</p>
<p>The usual cadence for naming is “平仄平” for three character names, such as 张爱玲, and “平仄” or ”仄平”, such as 张鹭, for two letter names, depending on your surname.</p>
<p>As you can see, your name is 林心鹭, which is ”平平仄” and has two words that start with “l”. It doesn’t follow this rule and kind of sounds like a tongue twister. Most Chinese names, if you’ve noticed, have different starting letters.</p>
<p>Of course, it really depends on personal opinion. If cadence and pronunciation is not as important to you, I think your name is wonderful.</p>

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Okay, so switch the second and third characters to get 林鹭心
fat penguin
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Yeah, that might work, but the problem with the two starting “l”s isn’t resolved. That’s what makes it kind of a tongue twister. The author likes 鹭 especially, so I would change the surname, such as 陈 or 黄, if you don’t have a special attachment to 林.
Newton's cat
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2023-10-11T01:21:45.260Z
What two starting 'I's?
fat penguin
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If you look at the name, you can see that 林 and 鹭 both start with “l”. This is what makes it hard to pronounce.
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Newton's cat
<p>It sounds pretty good to me. Also it sounds like a valid female name.</p>
<p>Meaning-wise it is good. There is no obvious homophone with bad meanings.
It is, however, not a common name either. Personally I have not seen anyone that has &quot;鹭&quot; in her name.</p>
<p>One nitpick is that, the full name &quot;林心鹭&quot; is slightly unbalanced in its written form, i.e., first two chars very simple, but third very complicated. Is this a concern? Probably not. It only depends on your aesthetics. :-)</p>

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charlesz
<p>答案是Yes.</p>
<p>汉语中的名字没有特别要求，你随便找个常用姓氏，比如：刘，张，王，李。。。然后在<code>常用汉字表</code>里随便挑选2个字，姓氏放最前面，这样就可以组成一个包含3个汉字的中文名字，比如<code>张德志</code>，中国大陆人的名字大部分是3个字，有一小部分少数民族是4个字。</p>

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Tom
<p>I think this it a great name. It's both standard and unconventional.
In China there is a famous actress named &quot;林心如&quot;. &quot;林心鹭&quot; has a quite similar pronunciation with &quot;林心如&quot;.</p>

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As long as it is not exactly the same it wouldn't cause much concern. Also, the tone of the 3rd char is different.
charlesz
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user36040
<p>Your user name is LuLu so I think 心鹭 is a great choice. For Chinese surname I would suggest it close to your first pronunciation of surname.</p>

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mhcpan
<p>Yes it's a good Chinese name. 鹭 is not a common using character but not a strange one, because a Chinese football player's name is 张鹭.</p>
<p>In addition, if you want to know, I can provide some not-so-good Chinese name features:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Too common name (e.g.: 王伟，刘敏，子涵，子轩，etc.). This feature is not bad, but also not good. The same name is very common in English, but most Chinese people don't want to have the same name as too many people.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Too strange name. Some name is too strange to be like a name. For example choosing 林 as the family name, someone may name him/herself: 林子大了。</p>
</li>
<li><p>The name of a famous person. Also, In English, many people pick famous person's name as their own name, but it's different in Chinese. You are hard to find Chinese parents name their child as 鳌拜， 苏东坡， 白居易， 李小龙 etc.</p>
</li>
</ol>

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Havier
<p>I’ve been looking to find a Chinese name and I found somewhere on a website the name “心鹭”. I instantly loved it because herons are my favourite birds so it’s meaningful for me, but I’m not sure if it makes sense as a name. I then chose the surname 林,but again, I’m not sure if the name makes sense altogether.
If it’s not a good or suitable Chinese name, what other alternatives are there? I’d prefer a feminine or gender neutral name and another name with the meaning “heron” would be really nice, but if there aren’t any native sounding names available then I’m fine with any meaning.</p>

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2023-05-05T21:30:58.810Z
Sounds good to me.
monalisa
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2023-05-06T06:41:34.767Z
I think that's a good feminine name, also a good surname.
Noahheb
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2023-05-06T13:18:25.757Z
Of course, the name is pretty good. p.s. There's a celebrity called 林心如.
T-Pioneer
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2023-11-07T21:52:34.990Z
Try write the name 100 times, then make up u=your mind :)
r13
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As the comment above the only pain is too many strokes, been a kid in Chinese school, you'll see why. And if not learning there, it's ok then.
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Is 林心鹭 a good Chinese name?
# Is 林心鹭 a good Chinese name?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-05-05)

I’ve been looking to find a Chinese name and I found somewhere on a website the name “心鹭”. I instantly loved it because herons are my favourite birds so it’s meaningful for me, but I’m not sure if it makes sense as a name. I then chose the surname 林,but again, I’m not sure if the name makes sense altogether.
If it’s not a good or suitable Chinese name, what other alternatives are there? I’d prefer a feminine or gender neutral name and another name with the meaning “heron” would be really nice, but if there aren’t any native sounding names available then I’m fine with any meaning.

**Tags:** mandarin, names, surnames

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Sounds good to me.  
> **username_2**: I think that's a good feminine name, also a good surname.  
> **username_3**: Of course, the name is pretty good. p.s. There's a celebrity called 林心如.  
> **username_4**: Try write the name 100 times, then make up u=your mind :)  
> **username_5**: As the comment above the only pain is too many strokes, been a kid in Chinese school, you'll see why. And if not learning there, it's ok then.  

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## 6 answers

### Answer by username_6 on 2023-10-08. Score: 1

I think it’s a great name, especially if it reflects something that you think represents you.

One thing I would consider is that it is kind of hard to pronounce for many people, especially for Chinese learners. In Chinese, there is a thing called “平仄”, which is the cadence and flow of words. ”平” are the first and second tones of a word, 仄 are the third and fourth tones. Following the rules of “平仄” makes the phrase easy to remember and 朗朗上口, if you will.

The usual cadence for naming is “平仄平” for three character names, such as 张爱玲, and “平仄” or ”仄平”, such as 张鹭, for two letter names, depending on your surname.

As you can see, your name is 林心鹭, which is ”平平仄” and has two words that start with “l”. It doesn’t follow this rule and kind of sounds like a tongue twister. Most Chinese names, if you’ve noticed, have different starting letters.

Of course, it really depends on personal opinion. If cadence and pronunciation is not as important to you, I think your name is wonderful.

> **Comments:**
> **username_7**: Okay, so switch the second and third characters to get 林鹭心  
> **username_6**: Yeah, that might work, but the problem with the two starting “l”s isn’t resolved. That’s what makes it kind of a tongue twister. The author likes 鹭 especially, so I would change the surname, such as 陈 or 黄, if you don’t have a special attachment to 林.  
> **username_7**: What two starting 'I's?  
> **username_6**: If you look at the name, you can see that 林 and 鹭 both start with “l”. This is what makes it hard to pronounce.  

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### Answer by username_8 on 2023-05-10. Score: 0

It sounds pretty good to me. Also it sounds like a valid female name.

Meaning-wise it is good. There is no obvious homophone with bad meanings.
It is, however, not a common name either. Personally I have not seen anyone that has "鹭" in her name.

One nitpick is that, the full name "林心鹭" is slightly unbalanced in its written form, i.e., first two chars very simple, but third very complicated. Is this a concern? Probably not. It only depends on your aesthetics. :-)


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### Answer by username_9 on 2024-11-01. Score: 0

答案是Yes.

汉语中的名字没有特别要求，你随便找个常用姓氏，比如：刘，张，王，李。。。然后在`常用汉字表`里随便挑选2个字，姓氏放最前面，这样就可以组成一个包含3个汉字的中文名字，比如`张德志`，中国大陆人的名字大部分是3个字，有一小部分少数民族是4个字。


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### Answer by username_10 on 2023-05-07. Score: 0

I think this it a great name. It's both standard and unconventional.
In China there is a famous actress named "林心如". "林心鹭" has a quite similar pronunciation with "林心如".

> **Comments:**
> **username_8**: As long as it is not exactly the same it wouldn't cause much concern. Also, the tone of the 3rd char is different.  

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### Answer by username_11 on 2023-05-11. Score: 0

Your user name is username_0 so I think 心鹭 is a great choice. For Chinese surname I would suggest it close to your first pronunciation of surname.


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### Answer by username_12 on 2023-05-11. Score: 0

Yes it's a good Chinese name. 鹭 is not a common using character but not a strange one, because a Chinese football player's name is 张鹭.

In addition, if you want to know, I can provide some not-so-good Chinese name features:

1. Too common name (e.g.: 王伟，刘敏，子涵，子轩，etc.). This feature is not bad, but also not good. The same name is very common in English, but most Chinese people don't want to have the same name as too many people.
2. Too strange name. Some name is too strange to be like a name. For example choosing 林 as the family name, someone may name him/herself: 林子大了。
3. The name of a famous person. Also, In English, many people pick famous person's name as their own name, but it's different in Chinese. You are hard to find Chinese parents name their child as 鳌拜， 苏东坡， 白居易， 李小龙 etc.


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