My name

Best Wish

Cheating is not a good word, but qiting is good. My name is qiting Mei 绮婷梅 which means strange and quiet. When I was a child, I didn’t care what my name was. I thought it was just a name people could call me. However, I asked my parents what my name means is when I went to elementary school, and I knew my name came from my father. My father is from a city of China called Tai Shan. In our village, 95% of people have the last name Mei梅. Mei梅 in Chinese means flowers. However, people who live in the United states always think it is like the month of May. Also, Qi 绮is a name from my older cousin. My father did not have idea for my name until my cousin came to visit me when I was born. He thought my cousin was smart and beautiful, and he wanted me to be the same girl. As a result, I inherited my name Qi绮.  In addition, Ting婷 has many meanings in Chinese. It can be stop or quiet.  I guess my father wanted me to stop and think before I did something wrong. Also, he wanted me to be a shy and quiet Chinese woman. Unfortunately, I am outgoing and talkative, so he always thought giving me that name was a bad idea. Finally, I like my name even though the English pronunciation is like cheating. Some teachers and classmates don’t know how to say my name correctly, and they might speak like Q ting. However, some of them can easily remember who I am after they know my name because they think my name is funny. Also, I think I will never change my name because it is the best wish from my father.