In ancient times, names in rural areas were all based on the seniority of children of this generation. Nowadays, there are more only children and fewer children. Every parent wants their children's names to be not limited to seniority.
Parents are happy with the arrival of a newborn. The name is a very important thing. In the past, the tradition of naming names among rural people was mostly based on seniority. People of the same generation, they Only the last character of the name can be different. The name is made up of three characters. The first one is the surname. The middle one is the generation according to the genealogy. What name is used for this generation? It is all on the genealogy. Just use it directly. The third character can be different for each person. .
The reason why we don’t use it now is because naming according to seniority is too rigid. In the past, naming based on seniority was popular because most people in rural areas were uneducated and had little education. According to seniority, the first two characters are fixed, and the last one needs to be thought of by yourself. In this way, I have narrowed down the scope of naming a lot, which is actually easier. Today's young people are well-educated and educated, and most of them have individual personalities and like to be different from others. When naming a newborn, personal preference plays a larger role.
Another reason is that the cohesion of the family has weakened. In the past few decades, people of the same clan had strong family cohesion. By passing on family culture from generation to generation, it played a great role in enhancing cohesion. There are dozens or hundreds of people in the entire family. Whether it is a centenarian or a newborn child, they all need to abide by the culture of the family and name the newborn according to the family's seniority. A common form of inheritance of family culture. Nowadays, with the changes of the times, the cohesion of families in rural areas has declined. Many people have left the family rented land and worked outside the family. After being away for a long time, it is natural that the family rules are no longer needed.
The situation of naming based on seniority is no longer suitable for today’s culture. Because now parents want to give their children a different name, and family cohesion has also declined.