The naming expert's stern teacher suggested: besides combining traditional birth numerology, we should also consider modern usage habits when naming babies!
mortals must be named, and names must be divided into surnames and first names. Names are not only symbols of people, but also a sign that people are different from each other. Since ancient times, people have cherished their own names, and our country's surnames and first names have gone through a long evolution process before they developed into the names that people are used to today. In ancient China, surnames and first names were not used at the beginning, but surnames came first, followed by names, characters and nicknames.
The ancients said, "It is better to teach your son a skill than to give him a daughter; It is better to give your son a good name than to teach him a skill. " That's true. China people always pay attention to naming. It is not without reason that China people attach importance to names. In the eyes of China people, names are of great significance in people's lives, not just a symbol with no practical significance.
As a symbol, surname and first name can't determine people's fate, but it has always carried the information of the times, engraved with cultural concepts, left the brand of family lineage, condensed parents' deep affection and ardent expectations for their children, implied different ideals, interests, hobbies and goals, and played a subtle role in life. Name is the beginning of family education, the lock of parents' information code on their children's life prospects, and the "curing agent" to strengthen personal wishes or social responsibilities. Names imbued with life beliefs will standardize, function and influence people's life.
[ Edit this paragraph] Discussion on ancient naming
Since ancient times, people have attached great importance to naming. Yin Wenzi, an ancient Tessa, said: Form should be named, name should be determined, and things should be verified. That is to say, observing and distinguishing things and people must first name them before they can succeed. Xunzi once said: "A good name is a good name, and the path is easy but not brushed." It means: a name has a perfect name, a name that is easy to understand and not misunderstood, which can be said to be a good name. In order to get a good name, young parents always have to open a thick dictionary, search their brains, and try to get a good name for their baby, just as Yan Fu, a modern bourgeois enlightenment thinker, said: "A name is established, and a month goes by." In a certain social environment, a name can even determine a person's future and destiny. In the seventh year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty, at the time of the national imperial examination, Wang Guojun, a candidate from Jiangsu Province, was among the best. He was honored to participate in palace examination, which was the first class. Because Empress Dowager Cixi saw that his name was homophonic with "the king of subjugation", she was greatly dissatisfied and immediately ordered to be reduced to the third class in palace examination. Wang Guojun was sent to Anhui as a magistrate, and was discussed to teach. He worked as an instructor in Shanyang County for 2 years before he was elected as a county magistrate in Yunnan for his outstanding talents. He died before taking office. In the 3th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, Liu Chunlin, a native of Zhili Province, took part in the scientific research and was ranked among the top three scholars. Because his name "Chunlin" means spring rain, and his surname is homophonic with "Liu", he was very popular with Empress Dowager Cixi. She thought that this person's name was auspicious and in line with her eternal mood, so she decided to pull Liu Chunlin to the first place in the first class and become the last scholar in Qing Dynasty.
Li He, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, also suffered from his father's name. When the talented Li He was preparing to take the national exam, someone slandered him, saying that Li He's father's name was Jin Su, and "Jin" was homophonic with "Jin" of Jinshi, which was taboo. Li Hesui was afraid to take the exam. What is even more tragic is that Cha Siting, assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, ended up in ruin because of the name of the emperor. He took the sentence "Wei Min Zhi" in the Book of Songs as the examination question, but was falsely accused of ulterior motives, suggesting that Yongzheng would be beheaded, on the basis that the word "Wei" was "Yong" and the word "Zhi" was "Zheng". In the end, not only did he die of illness in prison, but he was also beheaded. Although this is closely related to the strict hierarchy in feudal society, it is enough to see the importance of names to a person. To get a good name, we must first correct it, and then we can speak smoothly. Su Xun, a great celebrity in the Song Dynasty, once wrote a typical work for his brother's name, entitled "On Zhong Xiong's Word Wen Fu". Su Xun's brother (second brother) is called Su Huan. After reading the Book of Changes, Su Xun thought that Brother Zhong's name was inappropriate, and suggested using "Wen Fu" instead of "Gong Qun". Su Xun discussed the philosophy of life in his article, and devoted his life belief to it, which is a famous work with vigorous brushwork.
if the name is not correct, the words will not go smoothly, and sometimes it will leave a laughing stock and make people laugh. Wei Zhongxian, a great eunuch in the reign of Emperor Xizong of the Ming Dynasty, was originally a rogue, formerly known as Li Jinzhong, and changed his name to serve the eunuch Wei Dynasty. He had an affair with Hakka, Xizong's wet nurse, and gained Xizong's trust because of Hakka, and gradually took charge of state affairs. He spread his wings and set up his best friends all over the world, rejecting and attacking honest and loyal officials in the DPRK and oppressing celebrities in Donglin outward. The flatterer actually called him "nine thousand years old", and the governors around the country built a shrine for him to worship. Such a big traitor, both disloyal and not virtuous, ended up with an eternal infamy. Because Wei is not homophonic, how can Wei Zhongxian come to a good end? Qin Gui, the great treacherous court official in the Southern Song Dynasty, wrote the words. Qin Gui is insidious, cruel in nature, fond of slandering, persecuting Zhongliang, and there are countless unjust cases, among which framing Yue Fei is the most obvious. What he did coincided with his name "juniper", which is a kind of juniper, full of thorns and stinging people everywhere.
Although it is not absolute that a good name matches a good person, we should try our best to justify it. As Su Dongpo, who is elegant and romantic, said, "There is nothing but name in the world.". Now, the young parents in the one-child family in our country are thinking hard and quoting classics on their names for the sake of their children's boundless ambitions and successful career. A good name contains an expectation.
the name is gold. With the awareness of name correction, you can take a good name. What is a good name? Although "different people have different opinions", one thing everyone knows is that names, as a tool of social communication, should be tested by social practice. The name is not only a question of self-evaluation, but also a question of aesthetic and social evaluation of others. Names rooted in China's excellent traditional culture meet the psychological needs of China people and reflect the aesthetic taste and national identity of China people. We should try our best to make people as their names suggest.
The ancients had a name shortly after they were born. When they grew up, they had to take characters. They were connected and called names. Regarding the role of the two, Wang Yingkui, a Qing Dynasty person, once said: "The ancient people's names are positive, and the words are moral." It means that names are used to distinguish each other, while words are used to express virtue. They are different in nature and use. Generally speaking, in ancient times, the first name was a phased title. When I was a child, I called it a nickname, and when I was older, I called it a big name. When there is a word, the name becomes something that should be avoided, and when it is commensurate, it can only be called the word instead of the name.
in most cases, * * * together constitute a person's code name. Although they have different uses, there is still a connection between them. Most of the ancients took words because of their names, and it was almost impossible to see that the names had nothing to do with the contents of the words.
In addition to names and characters, the ancients used numbers instead of names. No. is a fixed alias, also known as "alias" As early as the Zhou Dynasty, people began to take numbers. In this regard, "Zhou Li" explained that the number is "it is more beautiful to respect its name", which means that the number is a respectful name or a good name other than name and word. The early trumpets had this feature, and most of the people with trumpets were sages and scholars. Such as Lao Zi's nickname Guang Chengzi, Fan Li's nickname Li Yizipi, etc. In the pre-Qin period, there were not many people with names and numbers. By the time of Qin, Han, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were still not many people who took numbers. The only people who recorded historical records were Mr. Tao Qian, alias Mr. Wuliu, and Ge Hong, alias Bao Puzi. However, in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, with the prosperity of feudal countries and the highly developed culture, the number of people who took other names besides names and characters gradually increased. For example, Li Bai's Qinglian layman, Du Fu's Shaoling Yelao, and Bai Juyi's Xiangshan layman all belong to this category. In the Song Dynasty, the wind of taking numbers developed further. The well-known "Water Margin" 18 will have different names, which represents the social atmosphere at that time. In Ming and Qing dynasties, people regarded numbering as a fashion, from the emperor to the common people, almost everyone had a number. As Ling Yangzao, a Qing dynasty, recorded in the book Li Shao Bian, at that time, "there were many people in the village, and those who were illiterate had their own numbers, and they were both mediocre and crazy, and they were full of pines and springs. It's ridiculous to be a brother's mountain' and a brother's water, and a man's pine is a bamboo. Recently, women also have it, and people call it' curling old fellow like me', which is a pity. " Even some thieves who become outlaws have nicknames. For example, an example of a county magistrate handling a case in the above book is very illustrative. This example says that when a county magistrate tried a theft case, he accused the prisoner of exonerating himself. The prisoner suddenly said, "Don't be foolish." The county magistrate didn't understand its meaning. After asking around, he realized that the prisoner was calling himself another name.
in the use of characters, numbering is different from naming and characters, and most of them are not limited by the number of words. Judging from the known nicknames of past dynasties, there are two nicknames, three or four nicknames, and even nicknames of more than 1 words and more than 2 words. For example, the nickname of Zheng Banqiao, a painter in the Qing Dynasty, has 12 characters, namely, "Emperor Kangxi, a scholar in Yongzheng, was awarded the title of" Qianlong Jinshi ". As for a religious mage named Shi Chengguo, there are as many as 28 nicknames, that is, "Little Foshan, a monk in Wan Li, is in charge of the affairs of the world's famous mountains and romantic affairs, and he is also in charge of the wages of cranes." A person's nickname actually uses nearly 3 words, which is really a wonder of ancient and modern times.
Because the ancient people chose numbers at random and didn't have to avoid them, it stimulated the Ming and Qing people who suffered from literary inquisition and taboo to some extent, prompting them to choose other names to express themselves. At that time, most people took a nickname, but some people had several nicknames. For example, in the early Qing Dynasty, Shi Tao, a painter, was known as Hongji, with four aliases, namely, Taoist Qing Xiang, Bitter Melon Monk, Big Dipper and Blind Venerable.
To sum up, the appellation of the ancient people in China is far more complicated than that of modern people. They have names, characters and numbers. This coexistence of names and shop names not only meets the needs of the parties at different ages and in different situations, but also adds new content to the name culture of China.
1. name it. Li Daoyuan's Notes on Water Classics and Fenshui in the Northern Wei Dynasty: "In the eleventh year of Emperor Gaodi of Han Dynasty, Jin Qiang was named as the Hou State, and later he set up a farm to collect millet in Sri Lanka, which was called the sheep intestines warehouse. There are sheep intestines in the mountains, and in the northwest of Jinyang, the stone is wandering. If the sheep intestines are awkward, Cangban is named. " Scene 7 of Beijing Opera "Ode to the Dragon River": "My parents gave birth to me and named me Panshui."
2. Seek fame. Tang Hanyu's "The Book of Cui Yu's Examination": "A man who is a husband today is a man who has learned from his questions and named him an official." Zhou Dunyi, a biography of Taoism in the Song Dynasty: "Huang Tingjian called him' a man of high character, with a free mind, like the wind and the moon. Cheaper than naming, but sharper than seeking ambition'. "
[ Edit this paragraph] New National Naming Regulations
In June 27, the Ministry of Public Security issued the Regulations on Name Registration (Draft), which has been studied and drafted by the Ministry of Public Security and distributed to local public security organs for training. A person from the relevant business department of the Ministry of Public Security said that the "Regulations" are still in the process of research, and now they are only a first draft.
★ New regulations on children's names: Parents' and parents' surnames can be used together
For the first time, the regulations on the registration of names (draft) made it mandatory for citizens to name their names: citizens should take their father's or mother's surnames, but both parents' surnames are allowed. When children adopt the surnames of both parents, they can be named according to the double surnames, but they are not considered as compound surnames. According to the existing 1,61 surnames in China, this practice will add 1.28 million double surnames, thus alleviating the problem of duplicate names of the population with big surnames.
According to the actual situation in China, allowing children to take their father's surname or mother's surname and advocating the adoption of both parents' surnames can not only show the family and blood relationship between children and parents, but also have positive significance in solving the problem of repeated names of people with big surnames.
★ There are restrictions on the use of names
Necessary restrictions should be imposed on the use of names by citizens under certain conditions. The "Regulations" stipulate that the name shall not contain the following contents: 1. It damages the dignity of the country or the nation; 2, contrary to national customs; 3, easy to cause adverse reactions or misunderstandings of the public.
Considering that the number of words used in Chinese names is usually two to three Chinese characters, compound surnames or three to four Chinese characters, the Regulations stipulate that, except those using national languages or writing or translating Chinese characters, the names should be used in more than two Chinese characters and less than six Chinese characters. For example, if the husband's surname is Zheng and the wife's surname is Fu, they can name the child "Zheng Fu Beckham".
The Regulations stipulate that names may not use or contain the following characters, letters, numbers and symbols: 1. Simplified traditional Chinese characters; 2. Variants that have been eliminated, except those in surnames; 3. Make your own words; 4. Foreign languages; 5. Chinese phonetic alphabet; 6. Arabic numerals; 7. symbols; 8. Other words beyond the scope of Chinese characters and minority languages.
Change: Changing the name only once in a lifetime
The Regulations stipulate that when a child adopts both parents' surnames, it can be named according to both surnames, which is not considered as compound surnames. Once implemented, many parents may intend to change their children's names. At the same time, the Regulations on Name Registration (Draft) also stipulates that in order to prevent the phenomenon of frequent name changes, after the implementation of the regulations, China will reach the age of 18. The Regulations also stipulate that those who apply for name registration or name change registration with false certification materials shall be given a warning by the household registration authority and fined up to 5 yuan. Whoever defrauds the name registration or changes the name registration shall be fined in 8 yuan.
[ Edit this paragraph] Naming skills for baby cows
Nomenclatology believes that a person's name is closely related to the zodiac. The so-called zodiac is the trunk of a person in the year when he was born. If Jiazi was born in the year of birth, he was a mouse, in the year of ugliness, he was a cow, in the year of bingyin, he was a tiger and so on. In the zodiac, rats and cows, tigers and pigs, rabbits and dogs, dragons and chickens, snakes and monkeys, horses and sheep are in harmony; Rats and horses, cows and sheep, tigers and monkeys, rabbits and chickens, dragons and dogs, snakes and pigs are in conflict; Rats and sheep, cows and horses, tigers and snakes, rabbits and dragons, monkeys and pigs, chickens and dogs are mutually harmful. In the name, where "rush" and "harm" are fierce, "combination" is auspicious. Therefore, when naming a name, we should try our best to combine the name with the zodiac to avoid damage. How to avoid it? This paper only takes Xiao Niu as an example to make an analysis.
The proper word for naming a baby cow
(1) Yu with the radical "grass". Because cattle eat grass as their staple food, their name is grass, which means that they are rich in food and have a full inner world, and they don't worry about food and clothing all their lives. For example: Li, Hua, Zhi, Miao, Ru, Ping, Jing, Lian, Yi, Fu, Yun, Qin, Cang, Su, Fang, Ruo and Ying.
(2) The radical with "Gang" looks like a snake; There are also the radicals of "unitary", "bird" and "feather", because "unitary ugliness" is a triad, that is, cattle, snakes and chickens are commensurate with each other and help each other. For example: self, guide, match, west, omen, phoenix, autumn, ze, lane, mai, feng, Fei, Jian, Luan, crane, sparrow, Ming, gull, warbler, pigeon, hong, cuckoo, ba, Mao and Xiang.
(3) The word "Mi" stands for cows resting under the eaves. For example: home, defense, security, treasure, stability, guest, macro, appropriateness, wan, inexpensive, court, Shen, wan and so on. However, the word "Yu" means "prison", so use it with caution.
(4) With the root of "field", cattle can graze or plow in the field in a proper place, which is leisurely.