2010年5月7日 星期五

Fionn, Cyrillic alphabet, extended family

Our children started their lives with blended cultural expectations. We named Fionn Alexander after a mythological Irish hero/pagan and a Russian saint and Kirill Barney Patrick after the monk who established the Cyrillic alphabet. They spend summer holidays at our holiday cottage in Mayo [Ireland] sometimes with my extended family. This has given them a strong connection to Ireland.


我和我的家人正在探索我们的下一趟国际之旅。


一旦我和我的公司就几个可能的地点列出清单,每个家庭成员便将开始投票。我妻子是一位艺术家,对于充满挑战和刺激的环境,和我有着同样的热情。米哈伊尔·戈尔巴乔夫(Mikhail Gorbachev)刚刚打开国门,她就离开了俄罗斯,从此再也没有回头。


我 们的孩子是带着对文化融合的期许开始他们的人生的。我们以爱尔兰神话英雄/异教徒和俄罗斯圣人的名字为菲昂·亚历山大(Fionn Alexander)命名,而基里尔·巴内·帕特里克(Kirill Barney Patrick)的名字则来自创立了西里尔字母的僧侣。他们有时来我们在(爱尔兰)梅奥的度假小屋,和我们的大家庭一起过暑假。这使他们和爱尔兰之间建立 起强大的纽带。

extended family

n.
  1. A family group that consists of parents, children, and other close relatives, often living in close proximity.
  2. A group of relatives, such as those of three generations, who live in close geographic proximity rather than under the same roof.
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish Irish Mythology
Pronounced: FIN, FYOON

Means "fair" or "white" in Gaelic. Fionn mac Cumhail was a legendary Irish hero who became all-wise by eating an enchanted salmon. He fought against the giant Fomors with his son Oisin and grandson Oscar.


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