After a Thai child is born, his parents often give him a nickname. The nickname is often a monosyllable word made up of Thai letters. Such a name is easy to pronounce, friendly and cute. For example, if the pinyin of "Duo" (?2?9 To) is used, it is called "Dui" (?2?9?2?4?2?3?2?2Tui), "Diao" (?2?3?2 ?9?2?3?2?7 Tiau); with the pinyin of "zuo" (?2?6 Jo), it is called "correction" (?2?6?2?0?2?3?2?7 Jiu), "玚" (?2?3?2?6?2?3?2?7 Jaeu) and so on. Later, as the baby grows older, it will be given a formal name. The first is to name the children according to the letters of their birthdays; the second is for parents to name their children according to their own hobbies; the third is to ask highly respected monks to name them. But in the countryside. People often use their nicknames as their official names instead of giving them another name. Like the Chinese, Thai names are divided into two parts: the surname and the given name. However, the customary order of names is different from that of the Chinese. The first name comes first and the surname comes last. For example, Charun?6?4 Badafen (?2?2?2?6?2?3?2?0?2?1?2?5?2?1?2?9?2?9?2? 6? 2? 8? 2? 5? 2? 9? 2? 4), Chalun is the first name, and Badapeng is the surname, and a title is usually added before the name. If you don't understand the title and its synonym, you will often mistake the title for the surname. Therefore, here are some commonly seen titles. For adult men (whether married or not), it is "Nai" (?2?3?2?8?2?2 Nai), which means Mr. For example, Nai Chalun 6.4 Bada Feng is Mr. Zhalun 6. 4 Bada Feng. The title for a married woman is 6.4 "Mother" (? 2 3 2 8 2 ?5 Nang) means lady. For example, if you add the title, it would be Niangmani Tanmasi (?2?3?2?8?2?5?2?1?2?7?2?1?2?2?2?3?2?3 ?2?1?2?8?2?3?2?1 Nang Mani Thammasi) means Ms. Mani Thammasi. The title for an unmarried woman is "Mangsao" (?2?3?2?8?2?5?2?0?2?8?2?7 Nangsao), which means young lady. For example, Rathana Sawarira (?2?3?2?7?2?9?2?3?2?6?2?0?2?7?2?7?2?0?2?8? 2?0?2?3?2?7?2?8 Rattana Sawadirat ). Plus the title is Nang Shao Rathana Sawarila (?2?3?2?8?2?5?2?0?2?8?2?7?2?3?2?7?2? 9?2?3?2?6?2?0?2?7?2?7?2?0?2?8?2?0?2?3?2?7?2?8 Nangsao Rattana Sawadirat). It means Miss Shaolatana Shawarila. However, the above titles and full names are only used for the third person in written language and cannot be used to directly address the other person. If used in the second and third persons in general spoken language, regardless of adult men and women, and whether married or not, the title "Khun" (?2?2?2?4?2?0 Khun) will be used, that is, It means Mr. or Ms. to show respect. At the same time, only the first name is used instead of the surname. For example: Call Jaroen, Badafen is Khun Jaroen (?2?2?2?4?2?0?2?2?2?6?2?3?2?0?2?1 Khun Jaroen), That is Mr. Chalun; call Mani Tanmashi Khun Mani (?2?2?2?4?2?0?2?1?2?7?2?1 Khun mani), that is, Ms. Mani. Like other ethnic groups in the world, Thai names have evolved from ancient times to the present. In ancient times, Thais had names but no surnames. "The king wanted to use a surname, so he spent a lot of time researching how to give it to ministers, officials, attendants and even ordinary people. Later, because the surname was appropriate, the recipients were very satisfied." So the king promulgated on March 23, 1912 " Use the surname column." This article officially came into effect on July 1 of the following year, and Thai people began to use surnames from then on. Because it is so common, the history of official use of surnames is only about 90 years ago.
After the "Regulations on the Use of Surnames" were promulgated, it was considered a great honor to be given a surname by the king. For example, in 1913, King Rama VI gave it to a famous general at the time. ?2?2?2?6?2?1?2?8?2?8?2?3?2?6?2?2?2?8 ?2?4?2?8?2?0?2 ?3?2?1?2?3?2?2?2?8?2?8?2?8) whose surname is Xinsheni (?2?0?2?0?2?5?2?1?2 ?4?2?2?2?0?2?3?2?0?2?2?2?4). It is said that the king established the surname system to cultivate people's love for their blood families, so that the male-centered social cell organization-family can be better consolidated and continued. Before 1932 AD, Thailand was a feudal monarchy with a strict feudal organization and hierarchy. The royal family and nobles were the country's ruling class. They were awarded certain titles. From 1932 to the present, it is still a constitutional monarchy, with the king as the head of state. Because the titles of the royal family and nobility are usually placed in front of the name, if you are not clear about these titles, it is easy to be confused with the name, so here is a brief introduction to the titles of the royal family and nobility in Thailand.