In the five thousand years of history of our country, countless cultures have been nurtured. Among them, surnames are one of the oldest cultures. The original origin of surnames is based on the "Way of Heaven", which is related to totems and ancestors. The adoration generated. Later it gradually evolved into a symbol of family blood relationship.
In my country’s surname encyclopedia, a full 11,969 surnames are recorded. But as time goes by, many of them have disappeared in the long river of history, leaving only more than 5,000 surnames. Here we have selected 4 of the most beautiful surnames. It can be said that any name given to a girl sounds good. Is yours one of them?
Nalan
The earliest ancestor of the Nalan surname was the Mongolian, whose original surname was Tumut. Later, the leader of the Tumut clan led an army to destroy the Jurchen Nalan tribe. , occupied the territory of Nalan tribe, and in order to better integrate into the new era, they slowly changed their surname to Nalan. There are many historical celebrities with the surname Nalan. For example, Nalan Xingde (1655-1685), a great poet in the Qing Dynasty, was born.
At that time, Nalan Xingde’s family was still a Zhenghuang Banner in the Qing Dynasty. The Manchu surname was Yehenala. Later, after the Qing Dynasty fell in 1912, the Yehenala clan changed their name to the Han surname "Nalan" in order to better integrate into the environment.
Shangguan
The earliest origin of the surname Shangguan comes from an official position. Of course, it can be seen from the name that it is a very big official position. Otherwise, why is it called "Shangguan" Woolen cloth? During the Warring States Period, King Huai of Chu named his youngest son Zilan "Shangguanyi Doctor". Later, Zilan's descendants all took this surname.
I have to say that the surname Shangguan is really beautiful. For example, Shangguan Wan'er (664-710), a famous talented woman in the Tang Dynasty, later came to the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. After hundreds of years of development, the surname Shangguan can be said to be spread all over the country. Today, there are 75,000 people with the surname Shangguan. I don’t know if anyone has met him?
Dugu
When most people hear this surname, they must first think of the legendary character "Dugu Qiubai" in Jin Yong's novels. In fact, this surname is real, but The population is too sparse, and the literal meaning of the surname is also very high-end, so it is very mysterious. Many novels use this surname to name characters. The surname Dugu was first derived from the surname Liu, which originated from the Northern Xianbei tribe during the Northern Wei Dynasty. The earliest descendants can be traced back to Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty.
Zhuge
When it comes to the surname Zhuge, most people will definitely think of Zhuge Liang first. After all, "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" written by Luo Guanzhong has long been popular, and the protagonist in it is Zhuge Liang. It is precisely because of the existence of Zhuge Liang that this surname gives people a sense of intelligence and wisdom, and even an indescribable sense of mystery.
Zhuge is actually a very ancient surname. It first originated in the Shang Dynasty. Ge Bo, a descendant of Boyi, was named a prince. After the fall of the Shang Dynasty, later generations moved to Yangdu to take refuge. The local people already had the surname Ge. Therefore, after the Ge surname was adopted, they took "Zhuge" as their surname, which has been used to this day.