——The History of Names No. 15
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The geographical naming method is a method of naming a person based on his birthplace or place of residence. This naming method is derived from the oldest geographical naming method. The place of birth and place of residence can be used as the surname, and naturally the place of birth and place of residence can be used as the name. This is a very common custom. Chinese people have a strong sense of hometown and roots. The elders’ feelings for their hometown or a certain place will be transferred to the names given to their children. In the eyes of the elders, where a child is born is the starting point of the child's life. Naming a place not only has commemorative significance, but also facilitates tracing one’s roots and ancestors.
1. Name the child after the village, town or city where he was born
The purpose of naming a child after his birthplace is to record this The place where life begins not only has a certain commemorative significance, but also entrusts a special feeling, which reflects the Chinese cultural tradition of attaching importance to the origin of life. This naming method has the longest history and has been used for thousands of years and is still used today.
For example: The singer Guan Mucun was named "Mucun" because he was born in Muye Village, Xinye, Henan (the place where King Wu of Zhou defeated Shang Zhou).
Singer Guan Mucun
Shu Ji, the eldest daughter of writer Lao She, was born in Jinan, Shandong in 1933. Named "Shuji". He also has a son who was born in Singapore, named "Xiaopo".
Lu Xun’s son Zhou Haiying’s name is also related to his birthplace. According to Lu Xun's wife Xu Guangping, two or three days after the child was born, Lu Xun asked her if she had given the child a name, and she said no. Lu Xun said: "Think of these two words, what do you think? Because he was born in Shanghai, this baby will be called Haiying. The name sounds pleasant to the ear and the characters are popular, but it will not be the same..." So that's it. The name Zhou Haiying was decided upon.
There are many such examples, such as: Wang Husheng in the TV series "Desire" was born in Shanghai; Zhang Jingsheng was born in Beijing; Geng Yansheng was born in Hebei.
Marshal Chen Yi’s eldest son was born in Jiangsu, so he was named Chen Haosu, and his younger son was born in the Liberated Area of ??Shandong, so he was named Chen Xiaolu.
? Wang Husheng and Liu Huifang in the TV series "Desire"
2. Naming after the county commander
In ancient times, this way of naming was It has become very common. For example, the poet Liu Zongyuan of the Tang Dynasty was called "Liu Hedong", the politician and writer Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty was called "Wang Linchuan", the painter and calligrapher of the Yuan Dynasty Zhao Mengfu was called "Zhao Wuxing", and the reformer of the Qing Dynasty was called "Zhao Wuxing". Kang Youwei was called "Kang Nanhai" and so on, all of which were commensurate with the place's fame.
Song Dynasty politician and writer Wang Anshi, also known as Wang Linchuan
3. Named after his place of origin
Modern people rarely use the county name as their name, but there are many people who use their place of origin. For example, Guo Moruo was named "Moruo" because there are two rivers, Moshui and Ruoshui, in his hometown;
The famous TV host Chen Luyu, her mother is from Shandong and her father is from Shandong. He was from Henan, so he was named Luyu.
There are many examples of people named after their place of origin, such as: Sha Chengjiang (Chengjiang Town, Jiangxi Province), Gu Sui (Guangzhou City), Chengmeizhan (Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province), Su Jiuhua (Jiuhuashan, Anhui), Wang Changping (Changping District, Beijing), Zhao Changzhi (Changzhi, Shanxi), etc.
TV host Chen Luyu
4. Named after the characteristics of the place of birth
It is named after the spatial environment characteristics of the place of birth, and is used to record the geographical characteristics and the situation of the mother when she gave birth.
For example: Luo Daosheng was born on the roadside when his mother went out, so he was named "Daosheng".
Wang Lusheng, his mother suddenly gave birth prematurely while going to the market, and gave birth to him on the roadside.
Huang Shuisheng was born in a house near the water in the village.
The child was born on a train in Zhenjiang and named Wang Zhenning
According to Jiangsu Public Security News Channel " News 360" reported: At noon on April 13, 2018, the K360 train from Shanghai to Yinchuan was heading from Changzhou to Zhenjiang. Suddenly, news came from Car No. 10 that a pregnant woman was about to give birth. At this critical moment, railway staff and enthusiastic passengers A temporary delivery room was set up in the carriage. The train staff searched for medical help through the radio. A nurse participated in the rescue. Many enthusiastic passengers came to help. Finally, with everyone's help, the pregnant woman successfully gave birth to a baby boy. At 12:35, ambulance 120 rushed to the station and sent the mother and son to the hospital. For this reason, the train stayed on the platform for more than 20 minutes.
For this reason, the baby boy’s parents named the baby Wang Zhenning, which means that he was born safely at Zhenjiang Station on the Shanghai-Nanjing Line, and also takes this opportunity to express his gratitude to all the kind people who have extended a helping hand. .