A Good Nickname is Hard to Find...
Most Thais have short nicknames...Noi, Na, Ben, Tom, Tok, Kiet... not only are they meant to be endearing, but also to replace their unbelievably long and phonetically puzzling names.
Now, for thais, my own name happens to be an equal challenge, both in strangeness as well as starting with the "v" sound... so "Vee" won't work... and "Fi" is tough because my sister's name is Sophia, and she often goes by 'Fia...
"Faa sai" was kindly suggested - means "blue skies" - flattering, but perhaps a bit too sunny and cheery for me... and "blue" alone is "sii" - which appears commonly in other words, so it just doesn't sound like a nickname...
And then, do-on mai (Bam!) - the perfect one: Watsanaa - the "t" is actually quite silent - so it sounds more like "wah-sanaa"...
so this scrambled version of "vanessa" also means "Luck" or "karma" - so you can have 'good watsanaa' or 'bad watsanaa' ... Watsanaa, indeed!
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