Hi, does anyone know if Mei Lan would be a good given name for a Chinese girl born in southern China (place undecided) sometime in the 1870s? Her family name is Chen.
Also, anyone familiar with Shantou know if there was ever a passenger ship route between Shantou and the Western US in the same time period?
Thanks in advance if anyone has any help. ;)
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Nov 12, 2007 - 03 07
If her family name was Chen, her full name would be Chen Mei Lan.
Ermm, all the chinese people I've met usually have 2 letters in their name. Taiwan and Hong Kong has 3 though.
No idea about 1870.
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Nov 13, 2007 - 02 33
Three character names are getting much more common these days, Chen Mei Lan would be fine in a modern book. For an older setting, Chen plus one character would be better.
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Nov 13, 2007 - 02 44
Shantou to the west.... I don't think so? But I will ask. I'm sure it would go from Shantou to Taiwan and then the US, since that seems to me the best route. But I will ask and look it up.
~Shanny