Therefore, the surname Teng originated very early and was recorded in the Huangdi era. But in life, they are mainly distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Shanghai and other places. For the Teng family, it is also the earliest surname. Let's take a look at how Teng was named.
The surname Teng
The Teng family originated very early. Huangdi had twenty-five sons, born to four mothers. Huangdi divided them into twelve phratry groups and gave them twelve surnames. Teng is one of them. According to "Tongzhi Shizhi", there is another surname called Teng, which comes from the surname Ji of the Zhou Dynasty royal family.
During the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou granted the title to the fourteenth son of King Wen of Zhou, namely his younger brother Cuo Shu Embroidery in Teng, which is how Tengzhou got its name. Later, Teng State was destroyed by Yue, but it soon restored China. Later, it was destroyed by the Song Dynasty, and later generations used "Teng" as the country's name as a commemoration. The Teng family later developed into a prominent family in Kaifeng Prefecture and was called the King of Kaifeng.
Exploring the origin of the Teng family
Teng and Teng have the same surname, and their origins are as follows:
Origin and flow
Tengshi, the 25th son of the Yellow Emperor, belonged to the emperor Give a surname. Sima Qian said in "Historical Records": "The Yellow Emperor had twenty-five sons, and the fourteen sons had surnames." The historical "Guoyu" records that Teng is the sixth among the twelve surnames of the Yellow Emperor's descendants. According to records in "Historical Records" and "Tonggu Genealogy of Ten Thousand Surnames", it is said that during the Yellow Emperor's era four thousand years ago, the Yellow Emperor had twenty-five sons, born to four mothers. Huangdi gave them fourteen surnames, divided into twelve phratry, namely Ji, Yi, You, Qi, Ji, Teng, Qin, Xun, Young and Yi. In ancient times, the word "Teng" was "Cheng", which means "field farming". Because "Teng" and "Cheng" have the same pronunciation, the ancients used "Cheng" as "Teng", which means "the spring tide surges, the water is wide and fertile". The Zhiteng family is one of the twelve original surnames of the descendants of Yan and Huang, and is the earliest Teng family. There is no difference from the Luo family, both are based on the Gu Tengzhou area.
Tengzhou in ancient times has a long history. The Beixin ancestors of the Dongyi tribe lived on this land 7,200 years ago. The Beixin cultural sites of the Neolithic Age can still be seen today, making it one of the oldest birthplaces of Chinese civilization.
Origin
It originated from the surname Ji, which came from Teng State, a fiefdom of Shishizixiu, and was a country name. More than 3,000 years ago, Guteng became the cradle of the Shang Dynasty clan. According to historical records, Judie, the mother of Qi, the founder of the Shang Dynasty, married with the egg of a silkworm bird. In the Book of Songs, the story of "The Black Bird of Destiny came down to earth to bring about business" happened there. According to historical records, "Tongpu of Wanxing", "Guangyun" and so on. In the 11th century BC, in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, after the Shang Dynasty was destroyed by the Zhou Dynasty, his younger brother, Ji Xiu, the fourteenth son of Zhou Jichang, was granted the title Cuoshu Xiu, who became the first king of the Teng Kingdom. year to be tested). This is recorded in detail in the historical document "Teng County Chronicles". It was not until the middle period of the Warring States Period, when the king was forty years old, that Song Dynasty's disciple Yan drove his brother to the Qi State, used force to gain the status of the Song State monarch, and called himself Song Dynasty. In the third year of Zhou's reign, Song established himself as king and named King Kang of Song. He was the king in the late Northern Song Dynasty in history. King Kang of Song Dynasty was warlike by nature and was known as the "Five Thousand Power Song Dynasty" at that time. He fought everywhere, conquered in all directions, and destroyed Teng in one fell swoop. The historical book "Historical Records" records: "King Kang of the Song Dynasty attacked Qi in the east and captured five cities. He attacked Chu in the south and expanded the territory by more than 300 miles. He attacked the Wei army in the west and captured two cities. He destroyed Teng and gained the territory." The specific time of the demise of Teng State. It remains to be further verified and we look forward to new archaeological discoveries. The last monarch of Teng State was called Teng Bo, and his name was Wen Ji. After the fall of Teng State, its royal descendants fled one after another. In order not to forget t
The festival method is to name the child according to the festival when the child was born or combined with flowers. Such as autumnal equinox, spring flowers, summer rain, winter plum, etc. Mostly used by women. We can often see this kind of name in TV dramas, such as Stephen Chow's "Ruhua", "Xia" in "My Fair Princess", "Charlotte" and so on!
The place-name method
The place-name method is to name the child according to his ancestral home or place of birth. For example, Shen Shen, Xie Jin, Liu, etc. Most of these names are for commemoration.
There are many ways to name it. In addition, you can actually use it directly, which is the method of seasonal festivals. These are all methods that can be seen in TV dramas, and then there are names like flowers and so on. These are good and accurate methods everywhere.