Wayne. Bruce Wayne.

I still remember I harboured this fave boy's name for a very long time.

Name for Boy: Wayne

Chinese Name for Boy: Wei En (direct translation, saves thinking about Chinese names!)

Origin: Batman, yes Batman has an alter ego which is Gotham City's billionaire playboy, Bruce Wayne who is socialite by day and dark superhero by night. I always had a soft spot for his family name. Plus, I think Batman is a really cool comic character - zero super powers, but all the natural powers that a decent human being can possess.

1st time it was stolen (intentionally): I was in a previous workplace when a female colleague became pregnant with her first kid, a boy. She asked me for ideas on names to go with her husband's slightly awkward surname: Wang. I told her frankly my fave boy name is Wayne. She thought that Wayne Wang had a see-saw musicality that she liked a lot. So she asked me: "Do you mind if I used Wayne?" Go ahead!

2nd time it was stolen (unintentionally): Hazel's close friend since Secondary school days became pregnant with her first kid, a boy. She already had a name in mind for him, because her fave boy name was Wayne. She even wanted the Chinese name to follow suit: Wei En. Fabulous. Understand that her close friend & us NEVER communicated about baby's names before, and there you have it. This is called serendipity.

Name for Girl: Melody

Chinese Name for Girl: Le Di (direct translation, saves thinking about Chinese names!)

Origin: It is a loving tribute to my love of music. OK ok..I admit it was influenced by my mini crush on Melody Chen. But then, I have a mini crush on Carrie Chong too, so......
Maybe we will get a chance to use it. Next time.

So now we have dropped Wayne, although I did suggest Wayne as a middle name. What new name will baby boy have? Nicholas Jr. has been suggested a few times, but I do not think our baby likes Duran Duran THAT much. But who knows?