ic. Interesting. I am Hakka but my name follows my
mum.. Hokkien. Very interesting topic. 

Best wishes,
John Chung.

--- Xiaofan Chen <xiaofanc@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 4/6/06, kravnus wolf <kravnus@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >   Why is it the names from China so diffirent from
> the
> > names from Singapore or Malaysia? I haven't heard
> of
> > my name which is similar to a Chinese from China,
> > Beng Hian
> >
> > john
> 
> Because the names here in Singapore/Malaysia are
> normally
> based on Hokkien orCantonese and do not reall follow
> a standard.
> Some westerners will have problems with surname like
> "Ng"
> commonly in Singapore and Malaysia.
> 
> Names in China are normally based on the standard
> Pin Yin.
> My surname is "Chen" which is the same as "Tan" or
> "Chan"
> or "Chin" in Singpore and Malaysia.
> 
> Regards,
> Xiaofan
> 
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