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02-09-2008, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by samurai007 View Post
They will probably just take the first 1-2 syllables of your name as a nickname, rather than a completely different Japanese name. Do you mind saying what your first name is? That's make it easier. But for example, if your name were Cassandra, they might call you Casu-chan, Casu-san, or Casu-sensei, whatever is appropriate. Shortened versions of a name are very common in Japan, and they often do it for all kinds of western words. Personal Computer in Japanese is Persu-con, for instance.
Oh, thanks. My name is Adrienne (Eidorian) so that would probably be err Eido-san. You think?


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