Friday, May 11, 2007

what's in a name?

Several folks have asked about Pigglet's full name:
Julia Anne Shiao-Ling Hulburd.

Julia - a classic name we liked that is easy to spell for folks (unlike Hulburd) and easy to pronounce, especially for her Chinese grandparents.

Anne - named after Grandma Wang.

Shiao-Ling - "Shiao" (more commonly spelled "Xiao") means "little" in Chinese. "Ling" was taken from part of my Chinese name "Chia-Ling". Her Chinese middle name is a play on words - to reflect a little version of her mom.

Hulburd - self-explanatory.

1 comment:

Vickie Beene-Beavers said...

I absolutely LOVE the play of words regarding your daughter's name. Shiao Ling--that's so cute! Can't wait to meet her during you and Roz's future continental play dates. *wink*