Names. (:

a. What you noted as the most interesting aspect of this reading.
To me the most interesting aspect about the article is that people are actually named after the name that reminds them of a relative, close friend or person in the public domain. It is because, I always thought that name should be unique to everyone. Moreover, I think the trends and popularity of names are particularly interesting too as there is no such thing in Chinese. In Chinese, most people have got different names. Even if people who got the same name, the character used would be different.

b. What does your first name and family name mean? How were they selected?
My full name is actually Hii Kai Ting. My first name is Kai Ting and my family name is Hii.
The ancient Chinese got their family name either by the country that they live in, the dynasty or it is given by the Chinese emperor.
As for my family name, it is originated from a ruler of a country name "xu guo (許國)" according to several sources online. However, im not quite sure about the credibility of that. Normally, we just got our family name passed on from our ancestors. Children usually follow their father's family name. In addition, the "Kai" in my name actually have the meaning of happiness and "Ting" actually contain the meaning of slim and pretty. However, my name is not given purely because of the meaning. It's given partly because the stroke of my name is good. It is a fortune-telling thing that I'm not quite sure of.