What is your last name?
Lin. L---,I---, N.
What is your first name?
Lin. L---, I---, N.
What is your last name?
Lin. L---, I---, N.
What is your first name?
Lin. L---, I---, N.
My last name and my first name have same spelling.
Your last name is the same as your first name?!
My last name and my first name have same spelling.
This is the phone conversion I have every time if I call my bank, my insurance, or anything that requires my name.
What is your full name?
My name is Lin Lin. That is my full name.This is another typical conversion I have when I meet people.
Please enter your real name.or
Please enter your full name.This is also a common situation I encounter if I register for some online social network such as Facebook.
I have no complain about my name. Even though I have a relative and a schoolmate from high school whose names are the same as mine, I like my name. Beside it has beautiful meaning, it is easy to remember and pronounce.
By the way, did I tell you that my name is comprised by two different Chinese characters? They just happen to have same pronunciation.
