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So, uh, what do you think?
You got your little one on the way?
Yes.
Three months, she's coming.
She's coming.
Have you thought about names yet?
So the names are in the making.
Okay.
Now, this is what the husband said that he said since you took my last name.
You can decide on the first name.
Wow, that's amazing.
Justin.
He actually did.
So he really doesn't care?
He doesn't care cause.
Because it's Polendy.
You got the last name.
Right.
Exactly.
I got last name.
So he is leaving it up to me to decide on her name.
Now most important, we do want a Japanese name, right?
Right.
It is the year of the Dragon.
Right.
Uh, and then we want a name that Americans can pronounce.
Right.
Right, exactly.
Right?
Because even like, let's say dragon, Ryu, people say Raiu.
The name Ryu, that'd be Raiu.
Yeah, Ryu, that'd be Raiu.
Yes.
Yeah, exactly.
It's complicated because I want to make sure the name matches exactly how it sounds.
And the hard part is like when the Japanese names get long.
It's really hard for like American people to pronounce and to remember too, right?
Yeah.
It can't have that many syllables.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
And then, of course, how it's written in kanji is very important.
So it's a little complicated.
Cause I remember like a buddy of mine, you know Keisuke, right?
Yeah.
So growing up, I remember being in class and when they would read out his name for the first time.
They'd be like, Keisuki?
Exactly, right.
And you don't want that happening to your kid, right?
Yeah.
It is.
Maybe like one or two syllables.
That really matters, it's short enough where people can pronounce it.
But something that has a meaning in how it's written in kanji.
Yeah.
So you haven't like really have any specifics yet.
But Japanese name.
But.
That American people can pronounce.
And remember.
Remember.
And the short syllable.
And the short syllable.
If you have any ideas, write it on the comments.
Yeah.
Let's see.
Yeah.
Exactly.
Pretty open to it.
And the Japanese root has to be strong.
It's going to be there.
So.
Yeah.
Let's see.
Let's see what happens.
We'll find out.
Yes.
Stay tuned.