What are the taboos in naming children?

Ten taboos to keep in mind when naming your baby

1. Avoid naming your baby with the same word as your parents

When naming your baby, parents should remember the family name. The names of the elders (including parents, grandparents, grandparents) are listed aside, so that they can be avoided perfectly when choosing applicable words. This is also a kind of respect for the elders.

2. Avoid using uncommon and complex characters when naming your children

Many young and fashionable parents often choose some names in order to achieve a unique and distinctive effect. Especially rare or complicated words, but such words are not only easy to read and write incorrectly in the future, but especially when children are in kindergarten and elementary school, they will have certain difficulties in their interpersonal communication and later writing. Overly complex characters have a complicated structure and too many strokes, making them cumbersome to write and unsightly. Not only do children find it difficult to write and feel troublesome and have headaches, but even adults also find it inconvenient to write. Moreover, characters that are too rare and complicated are difficult for others to recognize, and it is often easy to pronounce them incorrectly, which does not play the role that the name should have.

3. Avoid names with homophonic sounds that sound indecent.

Some people’s names may look elegant on the surface, but they sound awkward when read. Sometimes, it has the same or similar pronunciation with other indecent or derogatory words, which can easily arouse ridicule and teasing from others, making children prone to low self-esteem and frustration in the social process, which is not conducive to their future life development. .

4. Avoid using convoluted words when naming your children

If convoluted words are used in naming, it will make it difficult for people to read and listen, and may even cause mispronunciation or mishearing. , whether it is self-introduction or calling someone else, there are obstacles, which is not conducive to the normal and good spread of the name.

5. Avoid using polyphonic characters when naming your baby

If you use polyphonic characters in naming your baby, it will make it difficult to pronounce the name accurately and cause name ambiguity. This leads to misinterpretation. People don’t know whether the name should be pronounced with this sound or that sound. It is especially easy to pronounce it incorrectly, so it is not conducive to the spread of the name.

6. Avoid using ugly words, things or phenomena when naming.

Don’t use ugly words, things or phenomena when naming. If you use ugly words as a name, it is unfair. Human disrespect. For example, some animals such as pigs and dogs; some unpleasant small animals such as rats and flies; some unpleasant animals such as foxes; some social phenomena such as prisons, fences, etc. cannot be used for naming.

7. Avoid using derogatory words when naming children

The words used in naming must have beautiful sounds, meanings, and shapes. Using a derogatory name makes an originally positive symbol unable to play its due role in communication, and does not meet the requirements of justice and beauty.

8. Avoid using male and female names when naming children.

Avoid using male and female names when naming children. This means that boys’ names are feminine and girls’ names are masculine. Judging from the names, Genders are often confused. A boy's name should be associated with a strong personality and rough temperament, while a girl's name should be associated with a soft personality, an elegant temperament, and a delicate style.

9. Avoid “shallow” and “negative” names

The meaning of the name is superficial and lacks self-cultivation and artistic conception. When first seeing its name, it gives people a sense of It feels very boring and boring, and then it loses the function that the name should play. Negative words in the name may cause unexpected erosion and harm to the soul of the name owner, and may also affect other people and society, so they should be avoided. Negative words include delicate, sad, gloomy, etc. Such a name itself carries certain negative emotions and bad habits, which can especially affect people's emotions. When used as a name, it will affect a person's life. Therefore, naming should play an educational, inspiring, aesthetic and intellectual role. Only by being rich in variety and depth can the name play the role it should play.

10. Avoid names with outdated meanings

Every era has its own fashionable names. With the continuous development of the times, many names that fit the times have been spawned. When using words in names, we must follow the pace of the times and choose good-sounding and fashionable names, so that the name can play a role in spreading the word.