Girl-girl is called Pin Jie, which doesn't make much sense if you look only at the Hanyu Pinyin. Let's look at the Chinese characters 品洁。
品洁 means 品德圣洁。
品德 (pĭn dé)：character, moral values.
圣洁 (shèng jié)：pure, holy.
Some parents hope that their children will be very clever / filial / outstanding / healthy / ambitious etc, hence the words 聪 / 孝 / 杰 / 康 / 志 etc.
For Hubby and I, we want to see our children grow to be morally upright and knowing how to discern right from wrong. So after much deliberation, we decided on the name 品洁，in good faith and hope that little PJ will grow into a girl who loves God and one who has a pure character.
The 2 most common responses we get from this name are:
- Sounds like a boy's name
- No Christian name..?
Well, yes it may sound a little boyish, but the characters will suggest that it's a girl's name. And you're right, no Christian name because we feel that there is no need to. We want her to remember that she is a Chinese, as well as to appreciate the beauty of Chinese Language and the meaning of her name. :)
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