Help me choose a good chinese name I'm currently learning chinese and I've decided to adopt a chinese name since my given name doesn't translates well to mandarin. I wanted to choose a nome that comes from ancient poetry and evoques beauty/elegance, as well as a good character.
I liked the name 雪盈 from this verse by poet Xin Qiji: &quot;蛾儿雪柳黄金缕，笑语盈盈暗香去&quot;. I was thinking about 馮 or 方 as the surname since they kind of remind me of my original surname.
Is this a good name, or does it sound weird, funny, or wrong in any aspect for native speakers? If so, could you give some suggestions on finding a more appropriate one?
(This is not an answer per se, but definitely too long to be in the comments)
Don't get me wrong, both 馮雪盈 and 方雪盈 sound very nice to me. The ci is equally aesthetic. However, in this ci, it is often said that Xin Qiji had a deeper overtone than to merely describe the many sightings (people included, as in your quoted verse) of the Lantern festival. His pursuit of 'that person' 那人 standing well away from the crowds in the last verse is said to be a reflection of his patriotism (to Northern Song), which, at that time (Southern Song), is sadly largely forgotten by his contemporaries who found complacency in this kind of life. In a way, he was contrasting his motive with these very glamorous descriptions of the festival.
In light of this, it would be perfect if 雪 and 盈 are found in other sources of poetry that provide a better justification (without the historical connotations above). Perhaps the Book of Odes or other ci works. I leave that for others who are more familiar with poetry to answer. However, do keep in mind sometimes 雪 itself (not as part of a compound word like 雪柳) may confer a different, perhaps lonely imagery, such as 江雪. I only felt obliged to inform you the way this ci can potentially be interpreted.