What is your Chinese name?

吴 繁 Wu Fan

What does your name mean?

繁 (fan) means numerous, vigorous, luxuriant. It is derived from a traditional idiom 卷帙浩繁, means numerious books.

What is your English name? (Please write in pinyin if you don’t have one)

Francis, Frankie

Who gave you your English name?

My elementary school English teacher

Is there a pronunciation/meaning connection between your English name and Chinese name?

Both started with the letter “F”.

Have you ever abandoned your English name? What was the reason?

I changed Francis to the nickname version, Frankie, because I don’t really like the actor Francis Ng.

Does your name ever give you any funny, embarrassing, or uncomfortable experiences?

Basically no, except for the occasional request to repeat when making a restaurant reservation in Japan

Do you prefer your Chinese name or your English name? Which name better represents your own identity?

Now I kinda prefer my English name more, since it is more convenient to use in a foreign company. Also, I feel it is more intimate to be called Frankie.