The Beijing Games effect: Many Chinese have "Olympics" as their names

Who said what's in the name? Ask those 7, 491different reasons-some name their kids after
Chinese people who have named themselves orpolitical heroes, film stars and great personalities
their kids after the Olympics or with the namesand after sports stars.
of five creatures that are part of the 2008World's best golf player Tiger Woods, too, has a
Beijing Games mascot-Fuwa.poignant story behind his name. His father had
It has been reported that during and after 2000named him after a Vietnam soldier whom he
when China was preparing to bid to host the nowbefriended with during that war.
upcoming Beijing 2008 Games, around 3,491In India where cricket is treated like a religion,
people named themselves as "Aoyun", whichmany parents have kept the first name of the
means Olympics. That's not all!master blaster batsman Sachin Tendulkar as their
The cute looking five creatures, Bei, Jing Jing,son's names. Same way you are bound to find
Huan Huan, Ying Ying, and Ni Ni, that form themany kids with Rahul as their name. This
2008 Beijing Olympic Games mascot called Fuwa,happened when Rahul Dravid, was considered the
have such an indelible effect on the Chinesebatting backbone of Indian cricket team. Now, the
residents that many kept their names as theircondition is so pathetic for that same man that he
own.finds it tough to get a place in the playing 11 of
And now, if anyone calls the name of these fiveIndian cricket team.
creatures in China, it is expected that there willGo to any nation, one would definitely find many
more than 4000 people who will come runningpeople who have been named after their parents
around you looking for the people who called theirfavorite sports idols or there will those fanatic
names.fans who have adopted their favorite sport stars
There is nothing weird in this. Names have greatnames in order to show their respect for those
significance and meanings. People keep names forplayers.