Why Kamala is called 贺锦丽 and not 卡马拉 or 哈里斯?

[Scrabby]

Who gave her this Chinese name? Just curious

 

[lifeisinforashock]

Ts tokin abt tw media ah ?

 

[kuti-kuti]

Who gave her this Chinese name? Just curious

Tot is
賀錦麗 means Mrs. Ho?

 

[tth1311]

got Chinese friend give her name as 賀錦麗

 

[XiaoJinLing]

贺（celebrate）；锦（intricate）；丽（beautiful）

She named herself this chinese name

 

[70niner]

Kevin Rudd = 陆克文​

 

[smith2006]

Who gave her this Chinese name? Just curious

Not sure real or not, father of her Chinese friend gave this name

据报道，哈里斯的中文名和旧金山华人社区颇有渊源。 2003年，哈里斯参选旧金山地检官期间，她的华人律师好友苏荣丽请父亲苏锡芬为其起一个中文名字——贺锦丽，并邀请中文媒体报道此事。此后，美国中文媒体对于哈里斯的报道都统一使用“贺锦丽”这一名字。

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[mgx-alander]

Did she get herself certified like our president?

 

[Scrabby]

Ts tokin abt tw media ah ?

The 贺 character sounds auspicious

 

[bigrooster]

There are many ways to name a non-Chinese name into Chinese. Many go by approximate pronunciation (I don't know the technical term for this).

Imo only:
For Kamala Harris, the so-called surname is Harris. So, a H-sounding surname, like Ha, Ho, He, etc. => 賀 (He)
The name Kamala. In Cantonese Kam-a-La => Kam (錦) - Lai (麗)

Another example is: Kevin Rudd => 陸克文

 

[hardindex]

Did she get herself certified like our president?

she certified indian from india, unlike halimah

 

[FireEmblem]

I have always wondered too about all the Chinese versions word.

Who in China has that power to decide the translated word to be used worldwide as the official Chinese word

Like John = 约翰

 

[Krabs.]

i think they have some kind of translation book from qing dynasty missionaries ..... until republican time still follow and taiwan still follow some republican tradition

 

[70niner]

Western missionaries who went to China in the 1600s already started giving themselves Chinese names to integrate with the locals

Matteo Ricci = 利玛窦
Johann Adam Schall von Bell = 汤若望

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[HirotoXeno]

Who gave her this Chinese name? Just curious

Scrabby who will win?

 

[Scrabby]

Scrabby who will win?

I have a strong feeling Kamala will win Pennsylvania, Wisconsin & Michigan. Trump to capture the rest of swing states.

 

[70niner]

I have always wondered too about all the Chinese versions word.

Who in China has that power to decide the translated word to be used worldwide as the official Chinese word

Like John = 约翰

I believe it came from the version Johann (Yo-hann)

 

[kevinlaikf]

I have always wondered too about all the Chinese versions word.

Like John = 约翰

John in ancient Hebrew text was Yohanan.

Similarly, Jesus was Ἰησους. [yeesoos]

 

[Smarty22]

Taiwan is the only one that gives Kamala Chinese name as 贺锦丽
The Chinese world call Trump 特朗普
TW call him 川普
They just want to be different and disassociate themselves from China

 

[Iyarash11]

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