The surname Xiao, one of the Chinese surnames, originated from the Xia Dynasty. There is also a saying that it is a surname from the descendants of the Liao Dynasty, and another saying is that the surname Xiao also originated from the surname Ying. These various The argument has always been there. Let’s take a look at how the surname Xiao was named after Xiao.
The surname Xiao
The Xiao family can be traced back to the Xia Dynasty. It is the national surname of the three dynasties of Nan Qi, Nan Liang and Xi Liang, and is the later surname of the Liao Dynasty. The Song version of "Hundred Family Surnames" ranked 99th and 30th in 2013, with a population of about 9.36 million, accounting for 0.59 of the country's total population.
On December 20, 1977, the State Language Commission announced the "Second Chinese Character Simplification Plan", simplifying "Xiao" to "小", but did not indicate that "surnames are not included in the simplification." Therefore, a large number of Xiao clan members changed their name to "Xiao".
Exploring the origins of the Xiao family
Cong Ying’s surname.
The historical sage Boyi was good at using fire, and Xia was responsible for igniting fire. He led his people to burn thorns, let animals escape, open up farmland, dredge rivers, and benefit the people. Because of his achievements, Sun Du was rewarded. Among them, Meng Kui enfeoffed and established, and his descendants were named Xiao.
Own surname
A descendant of Wei from the Zhou and Song Dynasties, he was determined to punish Wan Yougong, the head of Nangong, and was granted the title of Xiao. He was promoted to a vassal state, and Daxin became the king of Xiao. In the twelfth year of Emperor Xuan's reign, Xiao was destroyed by Chu. The descendants of Daxin failed to restore the country, so they took the country as their surname and called it Xiao.
Change surnames for foreigners.
In the Han Dynasty, Bali, Yizu Zile and Shumo all had the surname Xiao. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were successive wars in the north, and foreigners fled south into the Central Plains, including those surnamed Xiao. At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the five major clans of the Liao Kingdom, including the Bali clan of the Khitan clan and the Shulu clan of the Uighur clan, all changed their surnames to Xiao, and many Xiao surnames were added throughout the north and even the Central Plains. Among the ethnic minorities are the Manchu, Wa, Dai, Pumi, etc. Under the influence of the policy and the movement to reform native land and return to local migration, many people also changed their surname to Xiao.
Change your surname
There was a general named Zhongda in the Song Dynasty. He was killed by a traitor. He had seven sons, three of whom escaped death and changed their surnames to Xiao and Ye to avoid harm. During the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, among the Taiyi sect that spread in northern China, some non-Xiao descendants changed their name to Xiao because the founder's surname was Xiao.
Move
During the pre-Qin period, the Xiao family lived between Lu, Song, and Chu due to the collapse of the country, and had abundant descendants. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, social unrest forced Xiao to move abroad and enter the first development and migration period.
How did Xiao name his child?
In the first step, Ibirthdates organizes the dishes to determine whether it is the destiny of the five elements and whether the eight characters and five elements are balanced.
The second step is to use the sound absorption method to determine the five elements of fate of the parents based on their birth years.
The third step is to determine which five-element characters are needed for a name based on the above information.
The fourth step is to query all Chinese characters that require five elements, avoiding the names of parents and elders, popular names, etc.
A simple example: a man born on a certain day in 1990:
The first step is to use the Yin Na method to determine the lack of water in the five elements based on the year and month of birth.
The second step is to use the same method to determine that the father is the fire of life and the mother is Jinming.
The third step, based on the above information, my five elements are short of water, my mother is born with metal, and metal is born with water, which is good for my son. If the name only takes the word "Five Elements" which belongs to water, water can defeat fire, which will be detrimental to the father. I belong to the fate of the earth again, and I am short of water. I must have too much soil for drainage. Also, it was good for my dad to start a fire with wood.
As for naming, many parents decide based on the horoscope of their child’s birthday. And the method of pitch determines the five elements of destiny,