There are many reasons. The birth of a child is a very happy event for the family, but naming the child is a headache. A person's name has more or less meaning, after all, it stays with him throughout his life. 1. A "cheap" name is easier to support. Everyone knows that in our country, in many rural areas, everyone likes to name their children with relatively "humble" names, such as Ergouzi, Gou Sheng, Goudan, etc. The more rustic and vulgar the better, the better. In that era, due to the poor economy, underdeveloped medical care and transportation, children were prone to illness or death. Everyone generally believed that it would be easier to support a child with a more common and "cheap" name. .
If a child’s name is too popular, parents will inevitably worry that their child will suffer more hardships. Although this statement has certain scientific elements, for many people of the older generation, this concept is still Deep-rooted, of course, is the care and love the older generation has for the younger generations.
2. Avoid having a child with a name that is “too big” and the contrast between your own reality and the name is huge, causing others to laugh at you. "Hoping for a son to become a dragon and a daughter to become a phoenix" is what every parent hopes for, but in real life, many children grow up to be ordinary. If parents name their children too big, the children will not live up to their expectations. If you want to be as successful as you want, this will bring a lot of trouble and embarrassment to the child, and it will easily make the child the laughingstock of others.
3. A culture of humility. There has always been a saying in our country that "modesty is virtue". Many people like to use modesty to protect themselves and are afraid of being too ostentatious. If the child's name is too big, parents will worry that the child is too "conspicuous", and Being noticed and "thought about" by others, after all, "the trees that are as beautiful as the trees in the forest will be destroyed by the wind."
Summary: This name will accompany the child throughout his life, so parents should try to be more cautious when naming their children.