My parents were hippies, and the story is that they went through a dictionary looking for a beautiful … - China Mieville

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China Mieville

My parents were hippies, and the story is that they went through a dictionary looking for a beautiful word to name me. They nearly called me Banyan, but flipped a few pages on and reached "China," thankfully. The other reason they liked it is that "china" is Cockney rhyming slang for "mate. " People say "my old china," meaning "my old mate," because "china plate" rhymes with "mate.

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