I was born with a
Chinese name (yes,
Loon is a part of it). However, because my
parents were worried that I wouldn't
fit in with
everyone else without an
American name, they consulted a very
comprehensive text--a
baby name book. As chance would have it, they
settled upon a
name (I believe they threw
darts at the book) which I do not believe I have heard
yet, or
will hear in the future.
The
name?
Alron.
Go figure.
At age 3, I went to a Hebrew
preschool--yes, a
Hebrew preschool. It was the only
one in my hometown at the time. Well, since my parents took it upon themselves to call me "
Alron," that was how I was
introduced at the preschool. Being that "Alron" was such an
odd name to have, the
staff at the Hebrew preschool decided to give me a name of their own:
Aaron.
So, I stick with my
Chinese name,
Loon and all. You try walking around as a
6'5" Chinese guy and say, "
Hi, my name is Alron."