Because a name is a code name for a person, having a name makes it easier for people to communicate.
The ancients not only had a "name", but also a "word". The baby is named by his father three months after birth. In ancient times, Han men held a coming-of-age ceremony and received a "zi" when they were twenty years old; women were married when they were fifteen, held a hairpin ceremony and received a "zi".
Much of the significant effect of names on behavior has been attributed to the so-called implicit egocentric effect: We are generally attracted to people and things that are most similar to ourselves. But this view may not stand up to careful scrutiny.
Uri Simonson, a psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania, has questioned many studies claiming to support the implicit egocentric effect. He believes that these research results are statistical errors caused by poor research methods. Accidental events. However, the name effect may not exist, it may just need to be reinterpreted. The name actually conveys some signals.
Classification of names
1. Baby name
Baby name, also called baby name, nickname, and small character, is a person's name in childhood. Such as mistress, mistress, baby, baby... They are generally not used when they grow up, unless the elders occasionally call them to the younger ones.
2. Pen name
Pen names are often aliases signed by literati and poets on their works according to their own preferences.
3. Stage name
Stage name is the alias used by the artist when performing. For example, Bai Yushuang, whose original name is Li Huimin and double name is Li Guizhen, is a Pingju opera performing artist whose artistic style is called "White Party". Judging from the various unique expressions of the above "name", they not only reflect different titles at different ages, but also symbolize a person's occupation, status and identity.