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  <p><em>How does 滿喜由 sound to native Chinese speakers?</em></p>
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<p>滿喜由 sounds like 滿喜油. It would be a good name for 春藥 (aphrodisiac)</p>

<p>樂, 悅, 慶, 歡 can also mean 'joyful' . How about '滿慶歡' / '满庆欢' (full of joy and happiness). It incorporates the surname '滿'(full) with the first name 慶歡(joy and happiness) into a meaningful full name. And it sounds common enough to be a native Chinese name</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>I guess <strong>喜由</strong> is some kind of transcription of <em>Dio</em> in <em>Dionisio</em>. As pointed out by @TangHo, this transcription very unfortunately sounds like a sex drug.</p>

<p>The standard transcription of Greek (and derived Latin) <em>Dio-</em> is「狄奧」:</p>

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<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio_of_Alexandria" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><strong>Dio</strong> of Alexandria</a>: 亞歷山卓的<strong>狄奧</strong></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassius_Dio" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Cassius <strong>Dio</strong></a>: 卡西烏斯・<strong>狄奧</strong></li>
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<p><strong><em>Dio</strong>nysus</em> has the alternative <strong>狄俄</strong>倪索斯.</p>

<p>This transcription matches the Greek, Latin, and Spanish ways of pronouncing <em>Dio-</em>. The (alternative) English way of pronouncing <em>Dio-</em> sounds something like <em>Dye-oh</em>, which should be rendered as <strong>戴歐</strong>.</p>

<p>In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcription_into_Chinese_characters#Transcription_table" rel="nofollow noreferrer">modern transcription practice</a>,「狄」tends to be avoided in favour of「迪」, because「狄」is more commonly associated with barbarians occupying the northern borders in Ancient China. I would render your name as <strong>迪奧</strong> or <strong>迪歐</strong>.</p>

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dROOOze
<p>I am a foreigner with a difficult name. Could I use 滿喜由 as a full male name in Mainland China without causing too much hassle in communication?</p>

<p>How does 滿喜由 sound to native chinese speakers?</p>

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滿喜由 sounds  like 滿喜油. It would be a good name for 春藥 (aphrodisiac)
Tang Ho
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Could you provide your real name so that people can come up with ideas?
zyy
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My real name is Dionisio. Spanish meaning: follower of Dionysus. It is akin to Dennis in English.
Dionisio
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I guess [迪奧尼西烏](https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E8%BF%AA%E5%A5%A5%E5%B0%BC%E8%A5%BF%E4%B9%8C) is too long?
dROOOze
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Yes. I would not like a long transliteration.
Dionisio
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Can you clarify where you got 滿喜由 from? I agree with @TangHo that it doesn't sound that great, but if you clarified what 滿喜由 was supposed to mean, it may be possible to find an alternative.
dROOOze
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滿 is the surname and 喜由 is supposed to mean joyful
Dionisio
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樂, 悅, 慶, 歡 can also mean  'joyful' . how about '滿慶歡' / '满庆欢' (full of joy and happiness). You see people are writing comments instead of giving answers because any answer would be based on opinion.
Tang Ho
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Using 滿喜由 as a male name in Mainland China
# Using 滿喜由 as a male name in Mainland China

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-01-05)

I am a foreigner with a difficult name. Could I use 滿喜由 as a full male name in Mainland China without causing too much hassle in communication?

How does 滿喜由 sound to native chinese speakers?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 滿喜由 sounds  like 滿喜油. It would be a good name for 春藥 (aphrodisiac)  
> **username_2**: Could you provide your real name so that people can come up with ideas?  
> **username_0**: My real name is username_0. Spanish meaning: follower of Dionysus. It is akin to Dennis in English.  
> **username_3**: I guess [迪奧尼西烏](https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E8%BF%AA%E5%A5%A5%E5%B0%BC%E8%A5%BF%E4%B9%8C) is too long?  
> **username_0**: Yes. I would not like a long transliteration.  
> **username_3**: Can you clarify where you got 滿喜由 from? I agree with @username_1 that it doesn't sound that great, but if you clarified what 滿喜由 was supposed to mean, it may be possible to find an alternative.  
> **username_0**: 滿 is the surname and 喜由 is supposed to mean joyful  
> **username_1**: 樂, 悅, 慶, 歡 can also mean  'joyful' . how about '滿慶歡' / '满庆欢' (full of joy and happiness). You see people are writing comments instead of giving answers because any answer would be based on opinion.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-01-05. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

> *How does 滿喜由 sound to native Chinese speakers?*

滿喜由 sounds like 滿喜油. It would be a good name for 春藥 (aphrodisiac)

樂, 悅, 慶, 歡 can also mean 'joyful' . How about '滿慶歡' / '满庆欢' (full of joy and happiness). It incorporates the surname '滿'(full) with the first name 慶歡(joy and happiness) into a meaningful full name. And it sounds common enough to be a native Chinese name


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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-01-05. Score: 3

I guess **喜由** is some kind of transcription of *Dio* in *username_0*. As pointed out by @username_1, this transcription very unfortunately sounds like a sex drug.

The standard transcription of Greek (and derived Latin) *Dio-* is「狄奧」:

* [**Dio** of Alexandria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio_of_Alexandria): 亞歷山卓的**狄奧**
* [Cassius **Dio**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassius_Dio): 卡西烏斯・**狄奧**

***Dio***nysus has the alternative **狄俄**倪索斯.

This transcription matches the Greek, Latin, and Spanish ways of pronouncing *Dio-*. The (alternative) English way of pronouncing *Dio-* sounds something like *Dye-oh*, which should be rendered as **戴歐**.

In [modern transcription practice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcription_into_Chinese_characters#Transcription_table),「狄」tends to be avoided in favour of「迪」, because「狄」is more commonly associated with barbarians occupying the northern borders in Ancient China. I would render your name as **迪奧** or **迪歐**.


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