Unit 16

My name doesn’t have just oneparticularmeaning. It has three!

One of the characters means a type of wood that is used tosupportthe roof of traditional Chinese houses. My parents wanted me to grow up to bea useful person to the society.　　

My name sounds like “healthy boy” and some people think it’svery unusualto name a girl this. 　　

One of theimportant meaningsof my name is that it sounds like another set of characters that stand for “built in the south”. 　　

My family name is one of the most common names in Britain and it meanssomebody who works with metal.　　

My first name means apurple flowerthat grows a lot in northern England. This kind of flower turns whole hills alivelypurple every July.　　

My mother used the name of the flower to remind her of home. 　　

My family name is a very common Welsh name and my first name is a fairly common boy’s name.　　

My grandfather left Wales andsettled downin Manchesterfinallyand hehad to beara lot ofdifficulties.　　

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My parents named me after a famous violinist called Itzhak Perlman.