Could you evaluate my English name from the perspective of a native speaker?

It sounds like a fantasy name. Like a Dungeons and Dragons character. I have a very uncommon name, I've never met another person who shares it, but "Lyrion" seems strange even to me.

It sounds a bit like a character from GoT or something like that… What about Leon or Leo maybe? Do you have any preference? Like are there ones that you really don’t like?

Why do you even want an English name? Your Chinese name sounds cool and doesn't look too hard to pronounce. 

It's not a normal English name, It sounds like an elf or something from a fantasy novel.

That's not a name I've ever heard of. Feels close to Tyrion from Game of Thrones.

IMO you should just use your name. Not an English name. source: Have taughte elementary school for 10+ years. English speakers may not get a foreign name right the first time, but they can learn. And its respectful to try and do so. If someone refuses to learn, its a good indicatior they're an asshole.

Honestly, it just sounds like a foreign name, so at that point I'd just go with your given name. If you do want a specifically English sounding name without being too common, I reccomend looking at popular names from older generations, like the 50's. You're gonna find some really nice ones that don't often get used anymore. Seeing that you used more masc names in your examples, I'll assume that's what you're looking for and give some examples. Names like Kenneth, Dennis, Scott, Anthony, Patrick, or Randall are all very recognizable, but you're less likely to stuble across someone with the same name. It all depends on what area you go to, of course, but it's a pretty reliable method. You could even go older, to like the 1800s if you *really* wanted to get unusual

Sounds like Tyrion Lannister's lesser known twin. The one who stayed in Casterly Rock and writes poetry.

Lyrion sounds perhaps more quirky to be honest. It would be more natural for a Dungeons & Dragons character, which might be more the context that ChatGPT was thinking. You need to give ChatGPT more context if you want it to give you better answers, like say you're moving abroad and what country you intend to move to. Tim's a fine name (though I am biased), but depending on your ethnicity might not be a good fit. John's a bit boring too but you can spice it up by calling yourself Jack (a traditional nickname for people named John). Similarly Williams are often called Billy or Bob. A name that I think is a bit versatile for any ethnicity might be Joe. I'd stay away from names that are more identified with older generations like Frank or Harry (though Harry is still popular for young people in the UK). How about something Ken or Kevin? Lyrion is unique, but a little *too* unique if you catch my meaning (i.e. contrived). Most people may cock their eyebrow if you introduce yourself that way.

Ya it sounds a bit odd. I would suggest against using chatgpt if you want a real sounding name. You could use a website like this and scroll through older decades until you find something you like. https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/decades/ The top 50 are all usually pretty basic, but past that there are plenty of less common names to choose from!

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Lyrion is acceptable, although it sounds like a fantasy name from Game of Thrones or Dungeons and Dragons. If you want some slightly more common similar names, there’s Lincoln (the surname of a famous US president), Leon (an old Greek word for lion), Lars (a contraction of a name denoting someone from an old Roman city called Laurentium), Lyron (an old Greek word meaning “song for me”), and Luke/Lucas (a famous figure from the Bible).

I’ve never heard this name before. Maybe that’s what you want, but I think it might be weirder than you’re going for.

Jayden/Jaeden might be a good compromise! However, especially depending on where you plan to work, your actual name will likely be pronounced well enough. I have an ethnic name, and I've never felt the need to change it based on pronunciation reasons alone.

I don't think that's a good choice. I have met some wonderful international Chinese students with really awesome imaginative names. My two favourites were "Arctic" and "Winter". Remember there are other cultures too with great names. You don't have to pick an English name. Isak is a lovely name, as are Kasimir, Hassan and Loic. Have fun choosing. 😁

Lyrion sounds like a brand name, plus it's so unfamiliar that you'll be correcting *everyone's* spelling and pronunciation all the time. Much better to looks at a list of unusual boys' names then relying on an AI nonsense generator. ...but speaking of pronunciation: whatever name you choose, can you pronounce all the sounds in it like an English speaker? I knew a Korean who used "Bart" as his English name, but because Korean doesn't have the same B, R, or T sounds as English, it came out sounding more like "pa-too" when he said it, which sounds *nothing* like "Bart" to English speakers!

I recommend choosing an actual name. Of course, it's a matter of personal choice. But I've never heard "Lyrion", and I might think you were just mispronouncing Lillian.

Larry is probably the closest name to Lyrion.

I lived in Hong Kong for many years back in the late 90s and remember a waiter in a restaurant there and his name tag read "Purple". Hong Kong people pick really imaginative English names.

其实你名字不必太特别。Lyrion 听起来就是一本奇幻小说里的名字。 我名字最后一字是楷，所以在英文他们都叫我Kai。当然他们的发音从一个中文的角度来看不太对，但这名字在英文有它自己的发音。就如你的名, Jin，其实在英语界是一个很酷的名字。 别想太多。

>ChatGPT literally stop. i would be ashamed if i couldn't/didn't even want to choose my own name, instead asking a computer to pick it for me.

As long as you adapt it to sounds that exist in the English language, you can also just use your Chinese name as it is. People will pronounce it like the English words "Gin-You", and if you're OK with that, you'll be fine. Spanish is my second language and when I speak Spanish I "adapt" my name to the closest available phonetics, basically saying my English name with a heavy Spanish or Mexican accent, but I don't switch it out to the historical Spanish saint name equivalent (Joseph-> Jose, Michael->Miguel, etc...) I think you can do the same with a Chinese name in English, as well.

Lyrion sounds like a female elf to me.

Not a problem to native speakers. We already have many unusual native names.

Sounds like the name of an elf in Lord of the Rings fan-fic.

[Lyrion is the name of the company that makes the music server that I use](https://lyrion.org). Whether that is a good thing or not I am not sure. Its certainly a nice word.

Never heard of this name, but Leon is very similar and it's a normal name that isn't common

American here. Weird name, but probably not weird enough to cause major issues. People will probably think they misheard and call you Liam or Leon until corrected. Personally, I like "weird" names and names from other cultures. I think a lot of Americans get too comfortable with standard names and then when someone from another country comes over they act like they have no idea how to say anything that isn't John, Bill, Lisa, or Stacey. So I like when people shake it up.

Most people won't think Lyrion is a real name. If you want something unique, you could check out some of the more tame Irish/Scottish names

Use your given name. We'll get used to it.

It sounds like something from a pharmaceutical commercial... no offense (I'm probably conflating it with [Lyrica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pregabalin))

Just go with “Jin”. Anyone will be able to pronounce and spell that. It’s also a cool name.

It sounds like the name of a fantasy character. Also very close to the Game of Thrones character Tyrion. People have names like this but they are rare. 

I'd veto it if a friend asked me. As many have said, Lyrion is beyond uncommon to the point of not being recognizable. The names Leon, Byron, Brian, Lee, Leo, Lloyd, and Ian all have some similar qualities to it and may serve you better.

It sounds like the male main character in a Romantacy book about a sexy elf.

I quite like Jin which shows up in baby name lists. But if you want an English name, what comes to mind is Jonah, Jonathan, Jordan, or Jonas.

Lyrion is not a human name. It sounds like a character from a very bad YA fantasy novel, or video game, in the worst way. It’s terrible. I’m so sorry, but it’s very bad. And I don’t even know how you’d pronounce it - I can think of at least 5 different ways. And it’s going to confuse native speakers, which, in my opinion, seems to defeat the purpose of choosing an English name. Like if you’re going to introduce yourself as something nobody can understand or spell, then why bother? You might as well use your actual name, because at least SOME people in the place where you study abroad will be able to understand it. And if it’s going to take effort for them to learn your name anyway, then why not have them out that effort toward learning your real name? I don’t think ChatGPT is a good name resource. I strongly recommend joining a name group with a lot of English speakers. If you are on FB, there’s a great group called “Face the Jury: Baby Names (Shark Tank)” that gives excellent suggestions. (It says baby names, but there are adults in there who are changing their names or adopting aliases)

It's very odd. I have never heard it before. If you are specifically seeking out an English-sounding name, if I were you I would avoid this one.

Thank you all! I'm actually the type who's really cautious about inconveniencing others. For instance, when people share their names with me in languages like Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, etc., I genuinely want to remember and pronounce them correctly. But without any prior knowledge of those languages, both memorizing and nailing the pronunciation would still feel somewhat burdensome. If it ever comes to that point, I might just simplify my Chinese name to Jin (though technically it's the fourth tone in Mandarin)

The name looks like something I'd totally use for my RPG character

It sounds like an Elven name (a name of an elf.

No, just don't.

Yes, it sounds weird. It sounds like a prescription drug.

Based on your name I think Jaden would work nicely. Other options could be 👸( Jade, Goldie, Julie) 🤴(Julian, Arthur)

(I’m from the US) It sounds unique to me, for sure. People might mispronounce it, but if you don’t mind correcting them, I’d say it sounds nice and slightly masculine. Although, I’m not sure if it’s pronounced LIE-rion or LEER-ion.

It sounds like something chosen from a cheesy fantasy novel.

Weird. It sounds like Elon Musk named you. Would you be comfortable sharing your actual name or a piece of it? We could probably help you with better suggestions with that.

My first thought is that it doesn't sound like a persons name. Then I checked google and it turns out it is a business name, a music server. Chatgpt isn't good at understanding a lot of things. It isn't "artificial intelligence" so much as a word guessing program. It found you an uncommon name successfully and that is all it could do. You might consider the subreddit r/namenerds or you can go to [https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/index.html](https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/index.html) scroll down a bit, enter a birth year, and get the statistics on popular names from that year. If you go for the "top 1000 names" in a given year, you might get something that is both not too too common and also not that strange. Like Lindsey, Marlin, or Derek.

Lyrion is an unheard of name. Leon could be a good alternative. It’s not common but people would know how to pronounce it (Lee-On) and recognise it. It’s a male name.