Chinese names are full of meanings.It is part of the culture.Western people's names are a little （1）

different

different

.Let's look at some of the（2）

reasons

reasons

（reason） behind Western names.
    If（3）

a

a

girl from China is called "Mei"，we know it means "beautiful".If a boy is called "Wu"，we know it means "like a slier".It is because of the meaning（4）

that

that

people choose for the little boy or girl.
    Sometimes names（5）

are picked

are picked

（pick） for their meaning in the West，too.If a girl is called"Joy"，that means the parents want her to be happy and to bring others（6）

happiness

happiness

（happy）.Other times names are chosen because they are traditional--names taken from the Bible for example，like Noah，Mathew，Ruth and John.
    But in a（7）

western

western

（west） country，boys and girls are given names for other reasons.The sound is very important.Parents call a girl Jasmine，maybe just（8）

because

because

they like the sound of it.
    Parents will often choose a name because it also belongs（9）

to

to

a famous person，such as a pop star，an actor，or a footballer.In the last 10 years many parents （10）

have chosen

have chosen

（choose）"David" as their boys' names after the footballer David Beckham.