There are some common sayings about naming. Although it seems a bit incredible now, it was also the end of life for people in the past. We can only read it after dinner. It is enough to understand it. There is no need to delve into it.
Primitive nature worship
In ancient times, because people were very dependent on nature, they believed that powerful natural objects and natural phenomena were spiritual and supreme, so they regarded them as gods. Come and worship.
The ancients regarded heaven as the supreme god, and matched the earth with heaven to transform and nurture all things. Folks worship heaven and earth, which means obeying the will of heaven and giving thanks to nature. Such scenes can be seen in many costume dramas. The objects of worship of the ancients, such as Thunder God, Heavenly King, Heavenly Immortal, etc., have a supreme status in people's minds and are inviolable. Therefore, "Heaven" and "Immortal" are not suitable to be used in naming.
Ancient naming taboos
In the feudal society with an autocratic monarchy, people had taboos when choosing names, which were divided into national taboos, constitutional taboos, family taboos, and sage taboos. Taboo and so on. The king is the symbol of the country and is also called the "Emperor". Because the royal family is also very taboo about this, the common people will avoid it.
In the seventh year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty, Wang Guojun achieved excellent results in the palace examination and was initially ranked among the top three. However, the Empress Dowager Cixi believed that his name was homophonic to "forgetting the king", and he must be a person who had no king in his heart, so he moved his ranking later, and Wang Guojun's career was dim. Of course, the word "天" cannot be used, otherwise the seniority will be higher than that of the emperor, which will easily lead to trouble or even death.
In ancient mythology, immortals are people with special abilities and immortality. They do not eat the fireworks of the world and are respected and worshiped by all people. Ordinary people cannot disrespect immortals, so it is not appropriate to use the word "immortal". Words to name.
Folks believe that "fame is easy to raise"
In the folk, there have been many strange "mean names" in the past, such as Gou Sheng, Gou Dan, Gou Wa, Hei Wa , black girl, wolf boy, etc. One of my wolf children in the village once explained to me that the older generation believes that whose child’s name is “the cheaper the better”. To put it bluntly, the main reason was that at that time, life was difficult, there were many children, and it was easy to die young. People did not dare to name the gods and immortals, and it was easy to "short life".
We know that since ancient times, the gods and immortals have been worshiped by everyone, offering incense and making wishes, praying for the peace of the country and the people. So, with so many faiths and wishes, it is the gods and immortals who kneel down to worship. Children from ordinary families simply cannot bear such "will power", so there is a saying that people give them "mean names"