A person's name often carries the expectations of the family, just like Yue Fei's character Pengju, his parents hope that he can achieve a great career like Dapeng. Therefore, a person's name is also very important to him.
No matter what dynasty you are in, naming your child is a very particular thing. Especially in modern times, we see more and more children's names diversifying, and in addition to ethnic minorities, many names with a large number of words have also begun to appear in front of our eyes.
Naming a child according to family tradition is an important way to pass on culture. While generational naming has become less popular in recent years, that doesn't mean it's outdated or irrelevant.
On the contrary, for Chinese, naming children according to family traditions is a tradition deeply rooted in cultural genes, which can not only reflect the glory and inheritance of the family, but also bring good luck and blessings to children.
Therefore, no matter how times change, the importance of naming children according to family traditions will not change.
The character school of the Kaolin Wang clan has been passed down for a long time, symbolizing the good wishes and prosperity of the family, and it is also the root of the generational transmission.
The Ding family of Shandong Province chose the four-character poetry style as the character school during the Qing Dynasty, and the descendants will take the name according to this character school, and each generation will take a word, such as "breeding and prospering" This sentence represents four generations, from the first generation of "fan" to the first generation of "long".
In family naming, the order of character and generation is often used. If you don't know, you can ask your parents or elders, who may have their names based on generation. In addition to the common four- or five-character fonts, some bizarre fonts are not uncommon.
For example, the beginning of their name is "Bo Wei Shang Jiafang". And Zhu Yuanzhang set up a system of character schools for the Ming Dynasty emperors, stipulating that each emperor must be named according to this character school, which is why the names of Ming Dynasty emperors are so rare.
Zhu Yuanzhang family tree) Zhu Yuanzhang family characters are arranged in order from wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, which is an important basis for many traditional families in China to choose their names. Even if the surname is the same, it may be passed down from generation to generation due to historical reasons.
For example, several great migrations in history, including the reclamation of Sichuan from Huguang, have caused many of these situations. As a result, many people are not born and raised in the local area, which leads to the fragmentation of generations.
The names of family members are no longer limited by the character school, and parents of the post-90s generation are more inclined to choose names with beautiful meanings. The emergence of this phenomenon is not only the progress of the times, but also people's yearning and pursuit of a better life.
Regardless of the name, as long as it can bring good luck and blessings to the child, it is a good choice.
Many parents are highly educated and do not like to choose a name in the character school, especially since many character school names are usually more upright and suitable for men, while it is more difficult for women to choose a name.
In the absence of other better options, parents are naturally willing to start over with a better name. The second reason is, is the name pleasing to the ear?
Although there are still characters in areas with a strong family atmosphere, I don't think it would be correct to take the name of the character generation if it disappears completely. This is because parents' traditional beliefs influence their children's choice of names, and if parents are more open-minded, they may choose names according to their own ideas.
If the character generation disappears, then in addition to the traditional beliefs of the parents, the choice of the child's name may also be influenced by other factors.
In the fast-paced city life, contact between relatives, especially young people, is becoming increasingly scarce. In the past, we would visit relatives and friends during the festive season. However, with the development of technology, New Year's greetings can be made through phone calls, and red envelopes can also be sent through mobile phones.
Even sometimes during the Chinese New Year, we may not see a few relatives. This situation is regrettable.
Although this character may be the name that sounds good to the ear, for young parents, they don't care whether their children are really named according to the character generation.
As long as they choose a good name for their child and let him grow up happily, they will be satisfied. Is it necessary to be happy according to the name of the character? With the promotion of the general environment and the avant-garde and open-minded thinking of parents, they are no longer so rigid, willing to break the tradition, and the concept of following the character generation seems to be gradually disappearing.
From another point of view, such a culture from ancient times to the present is destined to gradually disappear after the demise of feudal society, and this process does not begin now, but begins a long time ago.
In the interaction of modern people, what is often valued is whether the person is worth associating, rather than the distance of the name.
A name symbolizes our identity and heritage, but it doesn't mean we have to be forced to accept it. Sometimes, we see some parents giving their children's names as "jokes", which is disrespectful to their children.
Therefore, when children reach adulthood, they have the right to change their names according to their wishes, which is a right given to us by the laws of the country. While some people worry about the inconvenience of changing their name, for those who are eager to change their name, they prefer to have a name that matches their wishes.
In an era when everyone follows their own heart, there are fewer and fewer names according to their generation.
The names of modern young people, although they are somewhat like ** characters, it is undeniable that they are all good-sounding and full of meaning. Therefore, we should move in a good direction and not have to force names according to the alphabetical generation.
Wang Quangen's "Genealogy of Chinese Folk Characters" and He Zhaoji and Qu Wen's "Hundred Family Names and Character Lines" are good references. Reading paves the way for the future