Text/Hongli Talks about Education
Before students go to school, they don’t care much about names. At home, parents and elders may call you by your nickname more often, and they won't find it a problem.
In our country, there are hundreds of surnames, but it is not easy for parents to give their children a loud and amazing name. Especially for some rare surnames, there will be some ambiguity if they are not chosen well.
Some time ago, a baby dad asked for help online. His last name is very special, "Cao". He wanted to give his child a nice name, but because the word itself was too unique, he didn't know how to name it.
After struggling for a long time, he went online for help. The names given by netizens are not very nice, but are more of a joke. So, he thought of letting the child take his mother's surname.
But as elders, they are often more traditional. It is normal for children to follow their fathers. After the child's grandmother heard that the child should take his mother's surname, she objected and said she wanted to name the child.
After careful consideration, the grandma finally decided on the name - Caoshuai, which means to make the child as handsome as the name. Since no one had any good names, we agreed.
Finally, when the children reached the first grade of elementary school, classmates also called each other by their names. But what I didn't expect was that classmate Caoshuai's name was ridiculed by his classmates because it had a homophonic sound.
When many students saw the name of classmate Caoshuai, their first reaction was that this surname was too unpopular. Later, some naughty classmates discovered the homophony of Cao Shuai's name - "sloppy".
In this way, Caoshuai was nicknamed by his classmates for a while, and his depression was noticed by his parents. Finally, the mother thought of changing the child's name.
After reading a lot of relevant dictionaries and poems, I finally decided on the child’s name - Cao Yue. It also means that children can surpass others. Soon the parents went through the procedures to change the child's name, and now the child no longer had any worries.
But some parents often ignore this point when naming their children. Only paying attention to the meaning of the name, but ignoring the homophones of the name, will also cause students to encounter certain embarrassment in the process of growing up.
For example, there is a classmate named Mei Liangxin. The reason is that her father’s surname is Mei and her mother’s surname is Liang. Their hearts have always been together, but they have ignored the homophonic words. If the teacher asks him a question in class, the class may burst into laughter.
In this way, for young students, they may have a certain sense of inferiority because of their names, and this emotion will affect them throughout their lives. They will always feel that they are inferior to others.
Parents often pay the most attention to their children’s education, but we should not ignore their children’s psychology. If the name really doesn't sound good, or has caused trouble, changing the name is a good choice.
I believe that many people will always be exposed to some nice names or names that are easily ambiguous when they are growing up. Through these experiences, parents are also reminded to pay attention when naming their children.
Many parents focus on the meaning when choosing a name, but they should also pay attention to whether it matches their own surname. At the same time, be careful not to include traditional Chinese characters in your name, or characters that cannot be recognized by computers.
There was once a candidate who, because his name contained traditional Chinese characters, was unable to be recognized by the system when registering for the postgraduate examination, which delayed his registration time and caused unnecessary trouble.
In addition to traditional Chinese characters, many parents also give their children names with a lot of strokes in order to pursue novelty. This may cause other students to have started taking exams, but their own children are still writing their names.
Names are related to a person's future, especially in primary school. Although many children have simple ideas, they are very naughty. They don't realize how hurtful their words will be to others, so elementary school students will also give nicknames based on other people's names.
This requires parents to mediate and avoid giving their children ambiguous names. At the same time, parents should also tell their children not to mock others easily.
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