[Caursedus]

"Joy" in English, means happy, My former Thai girlfriend nickname was Joy, as her father liked the song "Joy to the world".
Noon in English means 12.00pm or mid day.
"Bow" in English means, to bend at the waist, like when coming onto the stage, and bowing to the audience after they have applause.
Just one note. "Moo" in English does not mean Pig. If you are referring to a Moo Cow, which Moo is the sound a cow makes.
and "Meow" is the sound a cat makes, I guess that is an international sound rather than a word, just it is being spelt in English in this case.

[Averti$ingGuru]

Hello there guys I've been very curious about thai culture and have been researching almost everything I can from the language to food and inevitably came across this fascinating issue with nicknames. It seems they all have meanings like moo= pig and meow=cat.

However, I have encountered these 3 nicknames that I couldnt find any meaning at all.

They are Joy, Noon and Bow. Anyone know the english translations to them or what they mean?

Thanks.

[Leaters]

Noon = ¹Øè¹ = kapok http://www.dragonmama.com/productfil...ges/7kapok.jpg
Meaning – sweet, pretty girl

Bow = âºÇì = accessory, ribbon http://www.myenchantedgarden.com/hair.html
Meaning - beauty

Moo = ËÁÙ = pig
Meaning – cute, chubby

Meow = àËÁÕÂÇ = cat’s sound
Meaning – cute, lovely

When nickname is like an animal, only outstanding good characters of those animals are implied when calling the person with love.

[johnteriz]

Noon = ¹Øè¹ = kapok http://www.dragonmama.com/productfil...ges/7kapok.jpg
Meaning – sweet, pretty girl

That's great Mel. Using the pictures to clarify is really useful. I had not heard of a nickname that is an based on a product like kapok before
I guess kapok does have a lot of good qualities

Quentin, there was a recent thread on nicknames, not sure if you saw that: http://www.thailandqa.com/forum/show...ight=nicknames

It's interesting how many young people have English nicknames, like Bow, Dan, etc. Not to mention "George" in Ong Bak...