<p>It doesn't mean anything.</p>

<p>There is a rule for English-Chinese name translation. You can google it.</p>

<p>Some names might vary from places like Taiwan, Hongkong, etc.</p>

<p>e.g. <strong>Madonna</strong> is <strong>麦当娜</strong> in mainland, <strong>玛丹娜</strong> in Tawiwan and Hongkong.</p>

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2014-07-24T01:07:45.887Z
But this guy is a Chinese singer, how can his name be an translation from English to Chinese and not the other way around?
nicobili
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2014-07-24T01:16:04.643Z
His Chinese name is 庞麦郎 while he named himself 约瑟翰 庞麦郎 as an international name.
About his Chinese name, I don't see any evident sense. 麦郎 is not a word.@nicobili
Sean C.
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2014-07-24T01:23:48.320Z
When translating Chinese names to English, there are usually two ways: 1.Hongkong-style spelling. 2.Pingyin. But there is an additional way some people might take, which is to spell in a Western style(similar pronounciation). My name is 玄/Xuan and I named myself Sean, in the 3rd way. My surname is 张/Zhang and In english I write Cheung, Which is in Hongkong Style.@nicobili
Sean C.
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2014-07-24T01:44:42.457Z
Thank you but I'm still quite confused. So are you saying that basically his Chinese name is straight nonsense, which makes the English characters transliterated also nonsense?
nicobili
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2014-07-24T01:46:04.990Z
@nicobili yes. Not all Chinese names make sense.
Sean C.
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2014-07-24T01:49:47.110Z
If I were you I'd just use "Zhang". I think it looks very exotic because "zh" is quite Russian-ish. And that does place you among the last when teacher takes attendance, and gives you a little bit more time before the teacher mark you as absent or late... LOL
nicobili
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2014-07-24T02:01:18.590Z
@nicobili LOL yep you are right. I just want it to be easy to pronounce for people who don't know Chinese much. I've no idea about the Russian part :D
Sean C.
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2014-07-24T02:26:54.940Z
by "Russian-ish" I mean names like Red Army's Georgiy Zhukov (朱可夫).. I think when they made Pinyin they probably thought about compatibility issues with the Soviet.
nicobili
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@nicobili I know what you mean. By the way, Russian names usually end with -sky(male) -a(female) :)
Sean C.
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2014-07-24T03:20:49.283Z
"Madonna" IS "麥當娜" in Hong Kong; the pronunciation of "麥當娜" in Cantonese matches "Madonna" perfectly.
Henry HO
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2014-07-24T03:27:10.447Z
@HenryHO That is what HK uses nowadays. HK and mainland are getting closer, therefore HK's young people speak Mandarin better than before. Also see : 荷里活Hollywood好莱坞. 碧咸Beckham贝克汉姆.
Sean C.
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@Sean  No, that's a lie.  "Madonna" == "麥當娜" in HK for 30+ years.  And both "荷里活" and "碧咸" in Cantonese sound closer to their English original than "好莱坞" and "贝克汉姆" in Mandarin.  "贝克汉姆" is esp. a nightmare; there is no character ending in "m" in Mandarin and so they always put "姆" to simulate the sound.  How could "/ˈbɛkəm/" get translated to four vowels?!
Henry HO
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2014-07-25T11:05:50.043Z
Say 贝克汉姆 fast as you can, you'll get beckham. 碧咸 looks like some sort of food or brand mark other than a Human name. I don't like most HK versioned foreign movie name translation. Most of them are stupid. Just personal opinion. :D @HenryHO
Sean C.
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2014-07-25T11:26:22.317Z
You cannot reduce "姆" to a bare "lip closing action" no matter how fast you speak.  :D

As for translation of movie names, there are many comparison articles on the web.  I can only say that HK's version sounds more lively.  ;P
Henry HO
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2014-07-25T11:45:17.133Z
We don't pronounce each word the way they teach foreigners to do. Actually I like Cantonese more than Madarin. It's closer to Ancient Chinese and western languages. As to the name translation part, Madarin picks meaningless words to avoid confusing people. But Cantonese focuses on pronunciation more.
Sean C.
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Sean C.
<p>I kinda like his name after you give the mixed messages to it.</p>

<p>But I think he just a 逗逼。Just check his lyrics, it just sh--.He become pop because of funny, nothing with music.</p>

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<p>I did a quick search and have found:</p>

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  <p>姓名： 约瑟翰 庞麦郎 英文名: Joseeh Punmanlon</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I know it is supposed to be like "Snoop Dogg," "Buddy Guy" or something like that. But I'm still very curious on if that would have any meaning or cultural reference? Something a non-native Chinese wouldn't understand? </p>

<p>And what about the "English name" part, is that just a loose transliteration? If that's the case I'd think "Yosehan Pamelo" to be a better alternative, very "mid-aged-Brooklyn-mafia-member-ish"....</p>

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约瑟翰 looks and sounds *very* Biblical. 约瑟 means Joseph and 翰 is very reminiscent of John (约翰) : I would translate it as Johnseph (but you can see how Joseeh came about).
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What does the name of the singer "约瑟翰 庞麦郎" mean?
# What does the name of the singer "约瑟翰 庞麦郎" mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-07-24)

I did a quick search and have found:

> 姓名： 约瑟翰 庞麦郎 英文名: Joseeh Punmanlon

I know it is supposed to be like "Snoop Dogg," "Buddy Guy" or something like that. But I'm still very curious on if that would have any meaning or cultural reference? Something a non-native Chinese wouldn't understand?

And what about the "English name" part, is that just a loose transliteration? If that's the case I'd think "Yosehan Pamelo" to be a better alternative, very "mid-aged-Brooklyn-mafia-member-ish"....

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 约瑟翰 looks and sounds *very* Biblical. 约瑟 means Joseph and 翰 is very reminiscent of John (约翰) : I would translate it as Johnseph (but you can see how Joseeh came about).  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-07-24. Score: 2

It doesn't mean anything.

There is a rule for English-Chinese name translation. You can google it.

Some names might vary from places like Taiwan, Hongkong, etc.

e.g. **Madonna** is **麦当娜** in mainland, **玛丹娜** in Tawiwan and Hongkong.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: But this guy is a Chinese singer, how can his name be an translation from English to Chinese and not the other way around?  
> **username_2**: His Chinese name is 庞麦郎 while he named himself 约瑟翰 庞麦郎 as an international name. About his Chinese name, I don't see any evident sense. 麦郎 is not a word.@username_0  
> **username_2**: When translating Chinese names to English, there are usually two ways: 1.Hongkong-style spelling. 2.Pingyin. But there is an additional way some people might take, which is to spell in a Western style(similar pronounciation). My name is 玄/Xuan and I named myself username_2, in the 3rd way. My surname is 张/Zhang and In english I write Cheung, Which is in Hongkong Style.@username_0  
> **username_0**: Thank you but I'm still quite confused. So are you saying that basically his Chinese name is straight nonsense, which makes the English characters transliterated also nonsense?  
> **username_2**: @username_0 yes. Not all Chinese names make sense.  
> **username_0**: If I were you I'd just use "Zhang". I think it looks very exotic because "zh" is quite Russian-ish. And that does place you among the last when teacher takes attendance, and gives you a little bit more time before the teacher mark you as absent or late... LOL  
> **username_2**: @username_0 LOL yep you are right. I just want it to be easy to pronounce for people who don't know Chinese much. I've no idea about the Russian part :D  
> **username_0**: by "Russian-ish" I mean names like Red Army's Georgiy Zhukov (朱可夫).. I think when they made Pinyin they probably thought about compatibility issues with the Soviet.  
> **username_2**: @username_0 I know what you mean. By the way, Russian names usually end with -sky(male) -a(female) :)  
> **username_3**: "Madonna" IS "麥當娜" in Hong Kong; the pronunciation of "麥當娜" in Cantonese matches "Madonna" perfectly.  
> **username_2**: @username_3 That is what HK uses nowadays. HK and mainland are getting closer, therefore HK's young people speak Mandarin better than before. Also see : 荷里活Hollywood好莱坞. 碧咸Beckham贝克汉姆.  
> **username_3**: @username_2  No, that's a lie.  "Madonna" == "麥當娜" in HK for 30+ years.  And both "荷里活" and "碧咸" in Cantonese sound closer to their English original than "好莱坞" and "贝克汉姆" in Mandarin.  "贝克汉姆" is esp. a nightmare; there is no character ending in "m" in Mandarin and so they always put "姆" to simulate the sound.  How could "/ˈbɛkəm/" get translated to four vowels?!  
> **username_2**: Say 贝克汉姆 fast as you can, you'll get beckham. 碧咸 looks like some sort of food or brand mark other than a Human name. I don't like most HK versioned foreign movie name translation. Most of them are stupid. Just personal opinion. :D @username_3  
> **username_3**: You cannot reduce "姆" to a bare "lip closing action" no matter how fast you speak.  :D  As for translation of movie names, there are many comparison articles on the web.  I can only say that HK's version sounds more lively.  ;P  
> **username_2**: We don't pronounce each word the way they teach foreigners to do. Actually I like Cantonese more than Madarin. It's closer to Ancient Chinese and western languages. As to the name translation part, Madarin picks meaningless words to avoid confusing people. But Cantonese focuses on pronunciation more.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2014-12-05. Score: 0

I kinda like his name after you give the mixed messages to it.

But I think he just a 逗逼。Just check his lyrics, it just sh--.He become pop because of funny, nothing with music.


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