ASK China Simplified: Can you please give me a Chinese translation of my English name?

In our new ASK China Simplified series, we set out to answer some of the many cultural questions that pop up in our daily conversations.

After reading our post, Liz Fields asked the CS Team to give her a Chinese name!

Katie, our resident Chinese translation and language expert chose the following:

费伊白 (fèi yī bái)

Surname: Fei

Given name: Yi Bai

Reason:

Surname “Fei” sounds like “Fields”

Given name “Yi Bai” sounds like “Elizabeth”

“yi” means soft, sweet in personality, use...