Hope

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My name is Thuan Hao, but many people call me Daniel. I am from Viet Nam. I like my Vietnamese name. My parents gave this name to me. My father based it on my date and time of birth to create my name. Hao means full of life, brave, smart, and sunshine. These cover all of my parents' hopes for me. When I was in middle school and high school in Viet Nam, my friends used to make a joke about my name because Hao sounded similar to oysters. They always called me fried oysters or oyster sauce. However, I did not really care because I like and appreciate my name. If someone wants to pronounce my Vietnamese name, they can try to say how. It is quite similar. The reason why I chose Daniel is because it has the similar meaning as Hao which also means full of life, smart and sunshine. I want to keep my parents' hope. In addition, another reason  I chose Daniel is because of my mother. She has an accent so she can not pronounce English names correctly. In Viet Nam, when I chose my English name and asked her to pronounce my name, she pronounced it so funny which became a joke to my brother when he heard it. Daniel is the only name which not only has similar meaning to my Vietnamese name, but also my mother can pronounce it almost correctly and easily. I like my name and appreciate what my parents hope about me.