A child’s name will follow the child for life, so people have been very particular and important about the choice of children’s names since ancient times. Many naming customs in China now originate from ancient times. So next, the editor will take stock of the particularities in choosing names in ancient times. What factors did the ancients need to consider when choosing names?
First of all, when the ancients named their children, they must look at the child's birth date and horoscope, and they must be based on the child's specific and accurate birth date and horoscope. After analyzing the child's birth date and horoscope, determine some of the child's needs or taboos in the five elements, likes and taboos, and then try to find out what is helpful or can make up for the child's shortcomings in the five elements or wishes in the world based on the child's five elements theory. name. For example, in real life, people often say that the five elements are short of water. So when choosing a name, the ancients would try to choose a name with three points of water for the child, or a name that means water.
Secondly, when the ancients named their children, they paid great attention to the meaning of the name itself. Be sure to choose a name that has auspicious meanings, or has your best wishes or sustenance for your child. In ancient times, people would choose some more beautiful words when naming. Generally, when naming girls, the ancients would choose words or words with beautiful meanings from some sentences expressing beautiful meanings in the Book of Songs. When naming a boy, he usually chooses some words from the Book of Changes.
Finally, when naming your child, you should also pay attention to the fact that the words contained in the name cannot conflict with or be the same as the names of the nobles or emperors of the dynasty at that time. If anyone's name has the same character or sound as the emperor's name, then they must be avoided. At the same time, we also need to look at the zodiac sign. Some zodiac signs are very particular and try not to overlap with some genders, because the ancients believed that some zodiac signs would conflict with some characters or genders, which would affect the child's fortune.