Saturday, November 25, 2006

Kyle's Name

Hi. Exciting Saturday evening here in Harleysville!
We hope everyone's well.

We've found out a little more about Kyle's name...

Mark Wedder (Lisa's brother) was able to show the characters in Kyle's Chinese name to someone he knows who was able to translate them.

"Feng Ai Tao"

Feng: We have been told that this name refers to the orphanage into which Kyle was placed upon his being found. His mother clearly wanted to make sure he was going to be found quickly and would be well cared for. The orphanage is the Feng Cheng SWI (Social Welfaree Institute), south of the city of Nanchange, the capital of Jiangxi province.

Ai: We're told that this is a common family surname, like Smith or Jones in our country.

Tao - This is a good strong name for a boy and means "big", "powerful", "wave".

We are fortunate to know that Kyle's exact birthdate was written on the note that was with him when he was found. It's September 30, 2005.

That's it for now.
Thanks for stopping by.




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