How did the Korean name come from? People who are used to their names. How do you name your children?

Traditionally, Korean names are usually written in Chinese characters. In ancient times, children of aristocratic families used their names from the date of birth and went to the Four Books and Five Classics to find suitable Chinese characters. Nowadays, the signs of "Philosophy Pavilion" can often be seen on the streets of South Korea, but these places do not study philosophy, but analyze the date of birth and give some suggestions on naming.

Of course, there are more professional "naming houses" in Korea, which are responsible for naming. Appreciate Korean names, some of which are very cultural. For example, former South Korean President Lu Taiyu was named after his grandfather, which means that it comes from the idiom "Even the smartest person is stupid". There are also names like "Yinshan", in which you can see traces of Buddhist culture. At the same time, the names such as Zhongjun, Shuzi and Zhenji are Confucian, while the names such as Qixing and Chengyi are Taoist.

In modern times, the way Koreans name names has changed a lot, but they still pay attention to auspiciousness and loudness. Boys often use Jie, Chang and Ji to express happiness and auspiciousness, and Hao, Zhe and Quan to express greatness. Women are mostly named after Shu, Hui, Shun and English. In addition, young people are increasingly using proper nouns and foreign names. For example, the movie star Anglenala, whose name is an appropriate word, means "country" in Korean. Another example is the famous Korean fashion designer Andre Kim, which is simply a foreign name.

Korean surnames are mainly divided into two parts. Some surnames originated in China, such as Lu and Min. The ancestors of former South Korean President Lu Taiyu immigrated to South Korea from Shandong, and Lu Taiyu also went to Shandong to find his roots. The other part is native, such as gold and parks. The ancient Korean book "The Heritage of the Three Kingdoms" mentions how the surname Park, one of the five surnames, came from: "Men lay eggs, and eggs are like scoops. Villagers take scoops as their surnames, so they are named Park." So Park's surname is unique to the Korean nation. In addition, Kim is also a native of the Korean nation. In the Silla era, a Silla prince, Jin Qiaojue, went to Jiuhua Mountain in China to practice, and finally achieved a positive result.

Before the Koryo era, North Korea had only aristocratic surnames, while ordinary people had only first names and no surnames. During the fourth generation of Wang Guangzong in South Korea, the imperial examination system was introduced, and those who participated in the imperial examination must have a famous surname, so not only aristocrats but also ordinary people gradually began to have surnames.

At that time, the names of ordinary people varied: some were named after the time and place of birth, such as Tanabata and Chen Jia; those born by the roadside were called Jixing; those born in the field were called Tiannv; and those born in the kitchen were called Sun Chu. There are also those named after birth characteristics, called Yizuzu and Yizuzu, and those with moles are called Dianshun and Dianbu.

Generally speaking, the upper classes at that time were basically named after Chinese characters, while the common people were named after Chinese characters, and more were named after the inherent characters.

Koreans have always been proud of their name culture, and recently it is more popular to give foreign celebrities Korean names. Wentworth Miller, the hero of American TV series Prison Break, has a large number of fans in South Korea. However, if you say the name Miller in Korea, no one may notice you, but blurting out the name "Scooby-Doo" will cause screams. Yes, "Scooby-Doo" is a Korean name given to Miller by Korean netizens.