Names

Because I've spent a lot of my time in China, and I have very close Chinese connections, I have used Chinese names, and I still am happy to be known by one of them. So, here is a list of the names and some short details about them:

UK name:David Dudley Stretch. This is an unusual, but standard British name. Dudley is now not often seen, and in my case, it came from a name on my mother's father's side of the family. The family name is associated particularly with Cheshire, my home county, and it is derived from an Anglo-Saxon name which means "strong", "fierce", or "violent".

First Chinese name: Zhang Dawei (or Dawei Zhang, to put it in Western order). ??? This was the first Chinese name I used, Dawei is one of the recognised Chinese forms for David, and Zhang has one of its meanings a little similar to "Stretch". It is still used by myself on Facebook. However, I quickly moved onto the second, and more permanent Chinese name...

Second Chinese name: Qu Dawei (or Dawei Qu). ??? This was chosen to fit in more with my wife's family name, thus not causing problems with my son and I not sharing the same family name.

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