I mean, there are English names that sound funny in English, so it stands to reason.
From an anglophone perspective, I think Thai names often seem kind of funny in a similar way, at least in how they are transcribed (starting with Thailand’s capital being Bangkok). The morpheme “phon,” meaning “blessing,” appears a lot in names, and it is also sometimes transcribed as “porn.” I’m not sure how it’s actually pronounced though, I’ve only seen it in writing.
I mean, there are English names that sound funny in English, so it stands to reason.
From an anglophone perspective, I think Thai names often seem kind of funny in a similar way, at least in how they are transcribed (starting with Thailand’s capital being Bangkok). The morpheme “phon,” meaning “blessing,” appears a lot in names, and it is also sometimes transcribed as “porn.” I’m not sure how it’s actually pronounced though, I’ve only seen it in writing.
There is a synthpop musician from Thailand called Pornphan Wannaporn
A synthpop musician, you mean.
my bad
the name has always sounded funny to me in chinese as well, because the pi sounded like “butt” or “fart” in chinese anyways.