---

1. Do you have a first name and a family name that are easy to remember and/or easy to write? Why?
2. How many kanji are there in your name? How many strokes are there in each kanji?
3. What does each kanji mean? Which of these kanji do you like? Why?
4. What do you know about how your parents chose your name? Do you think their choice has had an impact on your life or personality? Why?
5. Do you like your name? Why?
6. Tell us the name of a celebrity, acquaintance or fictional character (Western or Japanese) who you think has a really cool name. Why do you think that name is cool?

---

Question 1

Michael S. Kane. My family name originally was O'Kane. My ancestors dropped the O when they emmigrated from Ireland. Michael is easy to remember because it is a very popular name in America.

Question 2

My name doesn't have Kanji. It is all Katakana.

Question 3

Again, no Kanji.

Question 4

My mother chose my name. I am named after the archangel Michael who cast the devil from heaven. All of my brothers and sisters have biblical names because my parents were very religious.

Question 5

Yeah. It's ok. I'm kind of indifferent about it.

Question 6

Lance Armstrong. He was a professional cyclist who's career ended because of a doping scandal. He was using steroids. He won the Tour De France many times. He should have been named Lance Legstrong.

Tough Vocabulary

- English -	- Japanese -
emmigrated	移住した
biblical	聖書の
indifferent	無関心