YOur Lao Name??

jenlattana

sarNie Egg
My American/middle name is Anny (yes, it's on my birth certificate).

My Lao name is Chantara.

Reagan, you're not the only one, my youngest brother doesn't have a Lao name either, my parents got lazy after the second child. lol

My family has a thing for the moon and gold. If their Lao name doesn't have to do with gold it has to do with the moon (like my brother and I).

Quite right. I think one of my cousins also has an obsession with the galaxy too. She named her daugthers, Prakai Deun (moonlight), Prakai Dao (starlight), Tawan (sun) and now she has a son coming along. I suggested Artit (sun) since she already has moons and stars. lolll
 

dek_noy

sarNie Hatchling
everyone has such a beautiful name of their own!!
i love lao names.
kon lao should have lao name instead of an american name whether you're born in laos or america cus it shows us of who we are.
[that's just what i think]

as for me...i got a full lao name and i hated it!!

Viengkeo Vongkhamchanh but i go by Noy
some elders call me Nang
i got a nickname of Lumyhai almost 7 years ago from my best friend's dad cus he said i look like the thai loog toong singer looknok supaporn
 

dfemc

sarNie Adult
Oh forgot to tell you guys mine. Lattana Jennifer Sananikone.
interesting last name. ur last name has a long history in the comtemporary political arena of Laos, and can surely stir up many controversies. do u know anything regarding ur pedigree? just curious :)
 

PhoneO_5

sarNie Oldmaid
My American/middle name is Anny (yes, it's on my birth certificate).

My Lao name is Chantara.

Reagan, you're not the only one, my youngest brother doesn't have a Lao name either, my parents got lazy after the second child. lol

My family has a thing for the moon and gold. If their Lao name doesn't have to do with gold it has to do with the moon (like my brother and I).
Yeah, my sister only has an american name. her name is Penny. talk about creativity. me and my sister talked about her name two days ago and wondered why we don't find it a strange name. I mean, Penny...it could've been any other american name like Ashley or Cindy. haha. And three of my cousins have only American names too, with no middle name: Tyson, Teitum, Miela.
 

judyp

sarNie Adult
my middle name is judy and my first name is not a lao name, but its a thai name. douangchay which means sweetheart because i am one. lols. i like my name. my mom felt sorry for me as a child because i always had to write it out. i guess the story was, my mom wanted my first name to be judy, but my dad & his close friend wanted douangchay. so i ended up with both names. i've always been called judy by relatives and close friends. and have recently started using judy in school because its easier for others. and nobody in my family has an asian first name besides my older brother. my older sister has an american name. so does my younger brothers. i guess im the odd ball. lols.
 

Liberty

sarNie Adult
I like Laos and Thai names, they're very poetic, I hated it as a child but I've grown to appreciate it now. ^_^
 

Kenshin

sarNie Egg
Well my full name is Dath Keovongkoth. No one can pronounce it right so I just made the pronunciation easier: Day-th Kev-ong-koth and they still somehow manage to get it wrong. >_< I grew up all my life having my uncles making fun of my last name by pronouncing it like "Toothless Fart"
 

lilxgxriah

sarNie Adult
i wish i had a laos or thai name...haha my name is so AMERICAN...i think its cute when older asian ppl say my name cause then it sounds laos/thai...my name is mariah, but when they say it, it sounds like mah-lee-yah...haha i think its cute...i'm deffinly giving my kids laos names, i like my grandmas name, ounchai, or ounjai, something like that, warm-hearted...i've always thought about giving names from thai lakorns like Soraya, or something like that haha..i know, i'm a dork
 

ohitsnoyyy

Mama Noy ♥️
THE THiNG i HATE ABOUT HAViNG A LAO NAME iS WHEN PEOPLE PRONOUNCiNG iT iNCORRECTLY & iT'S LONG! LOL

BUT MY LAO NAME IS SORNMANY SOUVANNALEUTH ....

BUT i GO BY NOY [TYPiCALLY LAO NiCKNAME] =]
 

jenlattana

sarNie Egg
my middle name is judy and my first name is not a lao name, but its a thai name. douangchay which means sweetheart because i am one. lols. i like my name. my mom felt sorry for me as a child because i always had to write it out. i guess the story was, my mom wanted my first name to be judy, but my dad & his close friend wanted douangchay. so i ended up with both names. i've always been called judy by relatives and close friends. and have recently started using judy in school because its easier for others. and nobody in my family has an asian first name besides my older brother. my older sister has an american name. so does my younger brothers. i guess im the odd ball. lols.
Actually douangchay is also a Lao name. There is no lines between Lao and Thai names because our language is almost 100% similar...only differences here and there and also just the dialect. So you can't really distinguish if it's a Thai or Lao name. Unless is't like Khammany, still you can't say it's a Lao name because Northern Thai's such as Chiangmai also use the name Khammany. ^_^
 

nina07

sarNie Adult
i dont really have lao name..my real name is adaline but at home people call me nina...my brother's lao name is buk ai..hahaha i know my grandma gave him that name when he was born...old lao people these days..geesh..haha jk
 

judyp

sarNie Adult
Actually douangchay is also a Lao name. There is no lines between Lao and Thai names because our language is almost 100% similar...only differences here and there and also just the dialect. So you can't really distinguish if it's a Thai or Lao name. Unless is't like Khammany, still you can't say it's a Lao name because Northern Thai's such as Chiangmai also use the name Khammany. ^_^
i guess it can be a lao name. but my dad told me it is derived from thailand.
 

buklaoboi360

sarNie Adult
souriya is my laos name but my middle name is chris i think my mom got the name from grod pid 7 see thai boran lakorn lol
 

dfemc

sarNie Adult
souriya is my laos name but my middle name is chris i think my mom got the name from grod pid 7 see thai boran lakorn lol
oooh i love that name souriya, i've always wanted to name my little boy that, if i ever have one :p yeah the name means Sun (taven/tawan), very beautiful name
 

triANGgo

lekie_lucious
souriya is my laos name but my middle name is chris i think my mom got the name from grod pid 7 see thai boran lakorn lol
Chris why's your name so Girly?? it sounds like Aff Tuksaorn's name in JumLerh Ruk... haha jkjk it's a lovely name, reminds me of a dude i use to like.... hahah

oooh i love that name souriya, i've always wanted to name my little boy that, if i ever have one :p yeah the name means Sun (taven/tawan), very beautiful name
man p'D... i guess our kids gunna be sharing the same name then.....lol.... so nice!!
 
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