Thai people generally have surnames, official names, and nicknames, which are nicknames in Thai, which is basically Sanskrit and Pali language. When Thai names are translated into Chinese, they generally use transliteration and use the English International Phonetic Alphabet. The phonetic Chinese-Thai name transformed from it completely loses its meaning. Therefore, Thai names are absolutely different from Chinese names. Chinese surnames are based on lineage and blood succession, based on a single square character, but Sanskrit is not.
After a Thai child is born, his parents often give him a nickname. The nickname is often a monosyllable word made up of Thai letters. Such a name is easy to pronounce, friendly and cute. For example, if the pinyin of "Duo" (?2?9To) is used, it is called "Dui" (?2?9?2?4?2?3?2?2 Tui), and "Wither" (?2?3?2 ?9?2?3?2?7 Tiau); with the pinyin of "zuo" (?2?6 Jo), it is called "correction" (?2?6?2?0?2?3?2?7 Jiu), "玚" (?2?3?2?6?2?3?2?7 Jiau) and so on. Later, as the baby grows older, it will be given a formal name. The first is to name the children according to the letters of their birthdays; the second is for parents to name their children according to their own hobbies; the third is to ask highly respected monks to name them. But in the countryside. People often use their nicknames as their official names instead of giving them another name.
The formation of Thai surnames, in addition to being given by the royal family, can generally be divided into the following types:
(1) Indicating blood relationship: such as a man’s name Called Pakse?6?4 Sanpan (?2?5?2?3?2?6?2?2?2?0?2?3?2?0?2?4?2?0?2?7 ?2?5?2?0?2?4?2?8?2?7?2?3?2?2?2?4 Paset Sangphan) Pakse is the first name and Sanphan is the surname. "Pan" means blood, and "Sanpan" means that he is a descendant of "San". There is another woman named Manat Tae (?2?1?2?3?2?7?2?0 ?2?3?2?9?2?1 Manat Tae), "德" is Chinese The transliteration of "Zheng" in Guangdong Chaozhou dialect, this surname indicates that the woman named Mana was a descendant of Zheng.
This nomenclature is generally used by the vast number of Chinese in Thailand. In order to integrate into Thai society and life, and in order not to forget that they are descendants of Chinese people and not to forget their hometown of Chaozhou, Guangdong, they adopt a naming method. Law.
(2) Originating from place of origin or residence; for example, covering ?6?4 Bangkok (?2?3?2?9?2?1?2?7 ?2?4?2?8? 2?5?2?9?2?3?2?9 Kieo Bangkok), Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. This surname means "covering" the person's father, the capital of Bangkok. Another example is Wanglaye?6?4 Na Ayutthaya (?2?7?2?7?2?5?2?2?2?8?2?0?2?3?2?2?2? 4?2?2?2?2?2?8 Wanlaya N.Ayuttaya) indicates that Wanlaya was born in the royal family of Ayutthaya (i.e.: Ayutthaya), because only people born in the royal family of Ayutthaya can use Dacheng. The name of the city is the surname.
(3) Indicate the characteristics of the occupation: Cangchai Na? 6? 4 Gase Xili (? 2? 8? 2? 7? 2? 1? 2? 8? 2? 7? 2? 8 ?2?2?2?9?2?9?2?9?2?3?2?8?2?0?2?3?2?0 Chanchana Kasesiri) "Gase" means agriculture, and Xili is It is auspicious, so it means that the ancestors of Cangcha? 6? 4 Gase Xili were engaged in agriculture.
(4) Others: Mainly used to express ideology, such as Somwenthana (?2?0?2?1?2?4?2?5?2?3?2?7 ?2?4?2?4?2?8?2?3?2?6 Sombuntana, wealthy), Chalunwang (?2?2?2?6?2?3?2?0?2?1? 2?7?2?5?2?8?2?4, prosperous), Waradilok (?2?7?2?3?2?8?2?0?2?5?2?9 Waradilok, Super) and so on. These nouns are particularly used in Thai surnames.
Thailand’s male names mostly choose words that are heroic, noble, and beautiful, while female names are characterized by beauty, elegance, softness, and pleasant sounds. Generally speaking, they can be roughly divided into the following categories:
(1) Names that indicate appearance, character, and temperament, such as: Supan (?2?0?2?4?2?8?2? 3?2?3?2?7 Suwan) means golden, Ganha (?2?9?2?7?2?3?2?1?2?8 Kanha) means black, Nonglan (? ?2?3?2?5?2?3?2?8?2?1 Nongram) means beauty, Ban Zhong (?2?4?2?3?2?3?2?6?2?5 Banjong) means fine, Lunwei (?2?3?2?4?2?0?2?5?2?7?2?0?2?1?2?2?2?4 Rungvit) means erudition Phojana means being good at rhetoric and so on.
(2) A name that expresses heroism and nobility, for example: Sak (?2?8?2?7?2?9?2?8?2?0?2?4 Sak) is authoritative Meaning, Phayut (?2?5?2?3?2?6?2?2?2?4?2?1?2?2 Phayut) means battle, Pakse (?2?5?2? 3?2?6?2?2?2?0?2?3?2?0?2?4 Phaset) means excellence, Sucha (?2?0?2?4?2?8?2? 8?2?9?2?0 Suchat) means being born into a noble family, etc.
(3) Names related to animals, plants and minerals, for example: Xin (?2?0?2?0?2?5?2?1?2?4 Sing) means lion, Lamyai (?2?5?2?9?2?6?2?2) means Guiwan, and Paitun (?2?6?2?8?2?5?2?5?2?3 ?2?2?2?4 Phaithurn) means cat's eye stone, Amphan (?2?3?2?9?2?8?2?5 Amphan) means amber, etc.
(4) A name that expresses the desire for beauty. For example: Jarat (?2?6?2?9?2?3?2?7?2?0 Jarat) means light, Wenren (?2?4?2?4?2?7?2? 2?2?0?2?3 Bunyin) means happiness, etc.
(5) Names related to religion. For example: Thaeng (?2?3?2?1?2?0?2?3 Thaeng) means altar, and Thaeng (?2?0?2?7?2?5?2?8?2?4 Sang) is the meaning of Faluo and so on.
Generally speaking, Thai people’s names were almost always in pure Thai in ancient times. The characteristic of pure Thai is that it is a simple syllabic word, that is, each syllabic word has an independent lexical meaning, such as: "谪" (?2?3?2?0?2?3 In), "通" (?2 ?1?2?3?2?5 Thong ) etc. Later, names in Pali and Sanskrit were gradually used to express elegance, such as Manu (?2?1?2?3?2?4?2?1 Manun), Heshengshu (?2?2?2 ?9?2?9?2?1?2?0?2?4?2?0 Kasemsuk ) etc.
As for surnames, they are almost always in Balinese and Sanskrit. Only rural areas are popular because they maintain the traditional custom of pure Thai names.
So the names of urban people are generally longer, while the names of low-status Thais are monosyllabic, which is closer to Chinese and easier to translate.