JESSICA RUAN
Jess/ˈdʒɛs/

The one I'd rather you use...

Jessica Ruan/ˈjɛs.ɪ.kə ˈɹu.ɑn/

Though I don't mind this, either!

晶晶/jīngjīng/

The one my relatives call me. In Chinese you can turn a name into a nickname just by saying it twice, so 文晶 becomes 晶晶.

阮文晶/Ruǎn Wénjīng/

My official name, which means almost no one uses it except Chinese teachers taking attendance.................. and reader, I have not been marked present in years ヽ(´▽`)ノ 🎓

(surname) + (Mom's surname) + (crystal).

阮则灵/Ruǎn Zélíng/

The one nobody calls me but resides in a genealogy book somewhere in Fujian. 则灵 is drawn from the verse 山不在高有仙则名水不在深有龙则灵, translating loosely to "The mountain doesn't have to be tall; as long as it houses an immortal, it'll be famous. The lake doesn't have to be deep; as long as it houses a dragon, it'll be spirited."

I like the meaning, which is that worth is measured by character, not appearance. I got the be spirited part, while my brother got the be famous part.