What is your Chinese name?

秦 琬怡 Qin Wanyi

What does your name mean?

My mom said that 琬(wan) has a meaning of beautiful jade.

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

Wanyi

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

I used to be called Alexandra, but the passport name is Wanyi, so I just use Wanyi.

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

In China, There‘s always people assume my 琬 as 婉, and in pinyin version, people also misspell my “Qin” as “Quin”.

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

I prefer Chinese, I like the pronunciation of my Chinese name, in English it sounds a bit strange.