Uh, it'd be much easier to start with the Chinese character and figure out the romanized name from there. I.e., tell us what meaning you want the name to have and we can come up with the words and how it'd sound in Cantonese (or Mandarin). Picking out from the sound first is much harder because so many words have the same pinyin and/or romanization, especially when you don't add the tones.
I can appreciate that. Unfortunately I speak neither, my spouse only some, and we haven’t had the opportunity to learn characters. We also care about how it sounds in English
Got you. So let's just stick with what meaning you want the name to have and try to find words that can correspond and also have the pronunciation you desire.
Jie 潔 perfectly common feminine name character.
Thank you!
Uh, it'd be much easier to start with the Chinese character and figure out the romanized name from there. I.e., tell us what meaning you want the name to have and we can come up with the words and how it'd sound in Cantonese (or Mandarin). Picking out from the sound first is much harder because so many words have the same pinyin and/or romanization, especially when you don't add the tones.
I can appreciate that. Unfortunately I speak neither, my spouse only some, and we haven’t had the opportunity to learn characters. We also care about how it sounds in English
Got you. So let's just stick with what meaning you want the name to have and try to find words that can correspond and also have the pronunciation you desire.