A fashionable Chinese naming pattern is to give a child a given name that is a homophone of their surname —
杨阳 (Yáng Yáng),
程程 (Chéng Chéng),
白柏 — to create a rhythmic, memorable name. Not to be confused with the short-track speed skater
杨扬 (Yáng Yáng, China's first Winter Olympic gold medalist) whose name uses
扬 ('to raise') instead.
