This is serious, no joke!! My wife couldn't tell me what to do, please help!!!

[Eduard]

This is not a joke, rather a serious question. My wife is still on the floor having convulsions so she is in no shape to give me her advice after we had this discussion.
I was contacted by a guy (I think he is Vietnamese) regarding my services. When I saw his name I first thought it was a joke but then after some checking I realised that it is for real.
Well, his name is Huy. Yes, you read it right - Huy is his real first name. So I asked my wife: "How would you feel if a guy wrote to you on a dating site, saying that he would like to get to know you better and at the end would say С тёплыми пожеланиями, Huy"
So my wife said: "what if he does get into a relationship and marries a RW how would she introduce him to her friends? :This is my husband Huy"? And if they have a child and name him Vladimir, would people have to call him Vladimir Huyevich?
Should I accept him as a client if he wants to use my services or should I tell him to change his name first?
This is for real, he exists, and Huy loves Russian women! I can just see him ending his letter to a RW: "Нежно целую, Huy".
I'm really torn here, any advice would be appreciated!
Thanks in advance for all your help from both me and Huy!


PS. Please do not send me to see him. He is for real, google if you don't believe me.

[Mila]

Hi there,
well, it sounds funny, have no idea what to advise you, maybe start helping him and ask to change the name, maybe he has no idea what his name means, so you can explain and ask him to change it for sure, as he is not gonna be lucky
Good luck!

[Zachris]

OK, let us in on the joke.

I tried to look up Huy in several online translators and in a Russian/English dictionary, but I could not find it.

From context I assume that it is not a nice word.

But, could you change the spelling to Hugh? Would that help?

[Slumba]

Obviously he should change his name to Richard.

[Eduard]

Obviously he should change his name to Richard.

LOL!!! 

[Eduard]

OK, let us in on the joke.

I tried to look up Huy in several on line translators and in a Russian/English dictionary, but I could not find it.

From context I assume that it is not a nice word.

I always said that these on-line translators are no good and whoever wrote that R/E dictionary obviously wasn't diligent enough to miss such a commonly used word. In regard to it being "not a nice word" it depends on whom you ask. Some are disgusted by it, others love it, there are some that can't live without it. Hard to tell what the reaction will be. Why not try to approach a Russian person and tell them that your name is Huy. Then you can write a detailed trip report ))
But I can guarantee you that this thing wouldn't be so funny if this wasn't for real.

[The Natural]

Commander?

[Valkyrie]

This is not so difficult.  Why don't you tell him what it means and ask him to choose a different name for communicating with Russians,

[Eduard]

This is not so difficult.  Why don't you tell him what it means and ask him to choose a different name for communicating with Russians,

sure, he can use a nickname to communicate with them, but once he gets serious with a RW, his real name will have to come up, she will have to introduce him to her friends and family... "mama, papa I want you to meet my love of life - Huy"
And how is she going to be able to say "ya lyublyu tebya, Huy" with a straight face??? 

[Eduard]

I just googled Huy and found another Huy with even a better name than the first Huy!
Google this: huy fong sriracha
I can just see an introduction of the newlyweds made at their wedding ceremony: "And now for the first time I would like to introduce you to Mister and Missus Huy Sriracha!

[molly35ru]

Ай-ай-ай, Eduard  . You are laughing but poor guy may not even know what his name means in Russian 
By the way some of our names may also sound funny to him, like Nastya or Assol for English speakers.
But I should admit with this name he will hardly have any luck in Russia. 

  Interesting topic by the way. There are so many words in every language which sound hmmm..less than nice to foreigners. When i was studying at the University we call the nearest cafe Blue water. Guess why.

[Gylden]

Yes it is quite normal for foreign people, especially Asians to use more american sounding nick names.

[ML]

OK, let us in on the joke.

I tried to look up Huy in several online translators and in a Russian/English dictionary, but I could not find it.

It means Johnson, Peter, Dick, etc.

[Eduard]

Ай-ай-ай, Eduard  . You are laughing but poor guy may not even know what his name means in Russian 
By the way some of our names may also sound funny to him, like Nastya or Assol for English speakers.
But I should admit with this name he will hardly have any luck in Russia. 

  Interesting topic by the way. There are so many words in every language which sound hmmm..less than nice to foreigners. When i was studying at the University we call the nearest cafe Blue water. Guess why.

was it a gay hang out place?

[OlgaH]

Eduard, it depends on the pronunciation, so I think it should not be too bad   

http://www.pronouncenames.com/pronounce/huy

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/huy

[ML]

How is this man's name any worse than the English names Peter, Dick, etc.

Is there trouble in introducing these men to the parent's of FSUW?

[ghost of moon goddess]

Eduard, Huy is pronounced "hwee".
The name Hui (hoo eh) that sounds weird/vulgar in Russian is a feminine name  (which is impossible and unjust!!!)

[Eduard]

How is this man's name any worse than the English names Peter, Dick, etc.

Is there trouble in introducing these men to the parent's of FSUW?

you see, Dick and Peter are commonly used names and using these names for the other thing is more of a slang. No one is named "Huy" in any Russian speaking country. It's strictly a cuss word for penis. It has no other meaning, so Peter or Dick is not a good example to make an analogy

[Eduard]

The name Hui (hoo eh) that sounds weird/vulgar in Russian is a feminine name  (which is impossible and unjust!!!)

I agree!!!!

[ECOCKS]

Hmmm, guess he'll just have to regard anyone crass enough to react to this as not being worth a pile of  ###t anyway and he can move on.

Obviously, I'm lucky my name was transliterated rather than translated.

[GQBlues]

Personally, there's not a woman in this galaxy, let alone Russia, worthy enough for me to forsake my father's name and legacy...

[Misha]

I tried to look up Huy in several online translators and in a Russian/English dictionary, but I could not find it.

хуй = penis in slang

[ECOCKS]

Personally, there's not a woman in this galaxy, let alone Russia, worthy enough for me to forsake my father's name and legacy...

One of the things we agree on.

The obvious answer is to translate it as a sound (use those phonetics you learned back in elementary school).

[GQBlues]

....
  Interesting topic by the way. There are so many words in every language which sound hmmm..less than nice to foreigners. When i was studying at the University we call the nearest cafe Blue water. Guess why.

Indeed. I had a funny experience once when I went to visit my ex in Banska Brystica, Slovakia. We were at a bar in the city center when I had a need to go to a restroom. The ladies/gents labeled doors didn't have a gender icon like you would find mostly in the west. The doors however were labled 'Pani' and 'Dami'...


So I thought it over for a quick second and remembered once writing her parents a letter and addressed it as ' Pan a Pani'...which I was told stood for 'Mr & Mrs'.


Hhhmmm, pani -> Mrs...simply deduction, correct? 


Yup, burst right in through the door labled 'Dami'. A very pleasant surpise!

[Turboguy]

My Russian is far to weak for me to have picked up what you were talking about early in the post but I think I get it now. 
 
Way, way back, I used to write to a gal from Omsk.  The name really bothered me but if she was still available it would be a good match for your client.   Her name was Olga Vagina.   I have to say the name bothered me and I am not making this up.