I don’t think I’ve ever heard a Chinese name I didn’t think sounded pleasing-but I don’t speak Chinese. so I’ve no idea what any of them mean unless someone tells me.
I very much wanted to name my daughter a very old Spanish/Arabic name meaning white lily-Azucena, after a great-aunt of mine. My whole family appealed to me to name her something more common and ordinary, and so I did. I still wish I’d named my girl after that aunt-she is very fair, so it would have been perfect.
I wish you had as well. Years ago, there was a boy in our class named Edgar. Well, we called him Eddie and he got some teasing from time to time. UNTIL we had an oral report about one of our ancestors. He did several ancestors that had all been named Edgar... and they were all fascinating. One died in the Civil War at an early age, another one had died in the Pacific during WWII. He said that in his family, the name Edgar was used in remembrance of some of his family members that died early and didn’t have a long life. After that day, no one teased him about his name because we realized it was an honor. Personally, I like the name Azucena... it is unique.
I wanted to name my recent baby Asuncion de Maria, after one of my friends from Mexico, but my husband vetoed it. We’re not, after all, Mexican ... and my aunt Kathleen was happy we remembered her. Her grandchildren have “modern” names!