Bruce Lee Childhood - Bruce Lee's Cantonese birth name was Lee Jun-fan. The name homo-phonically means "return again", and was given to Bruce Lee by his mother, who felt he would return to the United States once he came of age. Because of his mother's superstitious nature, she had originally named him Sai-fon, which is a feminine name meaning "small phoenix". The English name "Bruce" is thought to have been given by the hospital attending physician, Dr. Mary Glover. Bruce Lee had three other Chinese names: Li Yuanxin, a family/clan name; Li Yuanjian, as a student name while he was attending La Salle College, and his Chinese screen name Li Xiaolong.
Bruce Lee's given name Jun-fan was originally written in Chinese, however, the Jun Chinese character was identical to part of his grandfather's name, Lee Jun-biu. Hence, the Chinese character for Jun in Bruce Lee's name was changed to the homonym instead, to avoid naming taboo in Chinese tradition.
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Bruce Lee's given name Jun-fan was originally written in Chinese, however, the Jun Chinese character was identical to part of his grandfather's name, Lee Jun-biu. Hence, the Chinese character for Jun in Bruce Lee's name was changed to the homonym instead, to avoid naming taboo in Chinese tradition.
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