Hi, I'm Bucky Goldstein

What to do when you have a very Italian last name and a very Chinese daughter? For our bio daughter it was ok to pair an Italian sounding first name with our last name, but we didn't like mixing ethnic names like Irish-Italian, Russian-Italian, Egyptian-Italian, but the Italian-Italian worked. However, a very obvious Chinese girl may baffle some blind dates and future TSA agents when a Chinese girl with a Pittsburgh accent introduces herself as something like Giuseppina Portobello, or Speranza Rigatoni. I think she may get interrogated as a spy. The alternative would be to use an American name. However, we can't find one that we are really all that interested in using. So I think we are now trying to agree on one that is a bit Italian, but not too much, and will also fit her looks. We thought Violet/Violetta, but she is hardly a delicate flower based on the description we were provided of her personality. (Obstinate, full of energy, extroverted) Hmmm, perhaps she can have an ironic name...