What is the important function of names?

The baby was named by his father when he was three months old, which is the origin of the ancient "name". Names refer to the names of people, products and articles. There are broad and narrow names, as well as nicknames, aliases, posthumous title and birth names.

Name is one of the veins of China's famous culture, and it is a social and humanistic symbol based on blood inheritance. Names are indispensable symbols and symbols for people in society. It is a tool for people to express, communicate and spread information in social and cultural exchanges. The name is an idea handed down by the elders of the name owner, and it is also the memory of others' own logical thoughts.

Because people live in different social times, environmental changes, cultural backgrounds and beliefs, people's ideological and cognitive standards are also different. The name is a symbol given by the elders to the next generation, and it is an expression of the ideological mood of the times. In this sense, the name is initially considered as a symbol, but it is a phrase, and the name owner will think about it in the future after recognition. Ideologically, the name is the deepest artistic conception expressed by the owner of the name, and the name used by people is the name.

The history of early human names

(1) labor created a name? Labor created man, and labor made man evolve from animal to human. Because of the need of labor exchange, people have produced language. Early humans lived in groups. In order to facilitate the division of labor, a symbol was needed to distinguish the identity of individuals, so people had names.

The appearance of names is one of the important signs to distinguish people from animals, which makes human beings evolve from "animal people" to "civilized people".

(2) The earliest name symbol is the appearance of phonetic language, which provides the necessary conditions for the generation of names, and makes names come into being. In the era without words, phonetic symbols have become personal status symbols.

The analysis of Xu Shen's Shuo Wen Jie Zi is called "Ming", pretending. From the mouth, from the night. At night, ghosts, ghosts don't meet, help to name.