her Chinese name

I was very lucky to speak with several of my colleagues from China today. I learned a lot about her name and now understand that both parts of her given name, Xiao Hong, are important. The translation is a little up in the air since what we got from the agency does not make sense to my Chinese-speaking friends but it can be:
little red
little rainbow
moon at dawn

We'll resolve this eventually but the funny part was when I mentioned that we would use Xiao as her middle name, following our American name for her, Emerson. I got a very puzzled look and then learned that Xiao is a common "space filler" in names - and that makes sense since so many of the babies we see have Xiao in their name. So we have decided that her name will be Emerson Xiao Hong Utley. A little long, but the best way to preserve her heritage in her name. And, I think it's a beautiful mouthful. Guess "Ruth" is definitely out now.