According to the documents we received form the orphanage, Eliza's first given name was Yang Fu Xue. Since she was abandoned, as were most of the children at the orphanage, she was named by the caregivers at the orphanage . No information is known about her biological parents. In Chinese culture, a person's surname is written first, followed by their given name. All the children in Eliza's orphanage share the surname of Yang. This comes from the county in which the orphanage presides, Yunyang County. Yang, 阳 , in mandarin can be translated as "sun". As I've been told, the first part of her given name, Fu, is given to all children who come to the orphanage during a given period of time, say the month of June. Fu, 福, is mandarin for "good fortune". Finally, Xue, 学, is a name the orphanage gave uniquely to her. It means "learn" or "study". Here's a pronunciation guide to help:
X is like sh in she
u as in rule, but with more lip rounding
e is like the u in full.
Eliza Fu Xue...a beautiful name.
4 comments:
Wow! She is so beautiful!! I didn't realize I could leave a message in the comment section or I would have written to you on Friday night. It is Monday and I just showed everyone at work her picture. Lots of ooohhs and aaahhhhs. Ye Tao, OTR, my friend and co worker is from the same city!!!!!!! She is so excited and suprised she is on the phone with her husband right now. Lots of love and well wishes. Stephanie
Thanks for the input on Eliza's name! This is a steep learning curve for us grandparents, but I know you will keep us in step as we join you on your journey. (Even blogging is new to us, but this is great!) We're keeping you all in our prayers.
Love, Dad
I can't wait for you to get that baby!! Did you watch Mia's "gotcha" video? Here's the link to it, just in case. It rocks.
http://ourmia.blogspot.com/2006/11/very-special-day.html
Tammie (and Scott)
Thanks for all the info Jane and Kyle. She sure is a cute little gal.
Uncle Dutch & Aunt Leone
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