What is your Chinese name?

周茉 Zhou Mo

What does your name mean?

茉 means jasmine, Grandpa’s house has jasmine flowers.

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

Jenny

Who gave you your English name?

Study abroad agency

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

No

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

I gave up using Jenny in my last year of high school and started using Mo, because I didn’t feel a connection between Jenny and myself and it didn’t sound like me.

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

People always “Wow” and say it is a beautiful name when I introduce myself.

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

I like my current English Mo because 茉 is a very traditionally feminine name in China, while Mo sounds unisex.