Most of the names of our generation were given by their elders. Girls are mostly named Juan, Ling, Yan, etc., and boys are mostly named Qiang, Gang, Jie, etc. Some are related to major events, such as the Cultural Revolution, National Day, aid to Korea, etc. Others are afraid that their children will not grow up, so they give their children a notorious or dirty name. Such as: Ergou, bad goods, etc. The older generation thinks that children with dirty names are easy to support.
There is an interesting story about the name. Legend has it that one day, a dyer came to the village. In the past, they all made home-made homespun cloth. Several people took out their own homespun cloth and planned to dye it into different colors. The dyer was afraid of getting it mixed up, so he sewed it on everyone's cloth. A small strip of cloth with the name of the dyer written on it. He asked the first person: "What name should you write on your cloth?" The first person said, "Write it Ju Lian'er. (Dialect: describes the way a snake twists and crawls)" The dyer couldn't write it for a while, and he couldn't write it. I'm sorry to let someone else write it. He asked the second person, "What's your name?" "My name is Niwai'er. (Dialect: troublesome)" The dyer couldn't write it after thinking for a long time, so he asked the third person, "Write your name, dye it back." Then you divide it up for them." The dyer thought that there must be someone with a more normal name that he could write out. "What's your name?" The third one said, "My name is Tou'er. (Dialect: causing headaches, annoying)" The cloth dyer was in trouble again. I had to ask the fourth person, and the fourth person said, "My name is Qu Si'er. (Dialect: uneven, wrinkled)" The dyer scratched his head for a long time and asked the fifth person: "Write your name! Your name is "What's your name?" "My name is Gagu (dialect: likes to play tricks, loves to tease people)" The dyer smiled bitterly and said, "Your names are too difficult to write. The more elusive you are, the harder it is to write. More and more elusive. "It's true, I'm worried about the dyer. This is just a short story passed down by word of mouth in the village. It may be true, but the dyer encountered one or two names that were difficult to write, and the villagers exaggerated the story. But this also shows that the older generation has the custom of giving dirty names.
When our children were young, the nicknames given by their elders were also the same. Most girls were called "Smelly Nier" and most boys were called "Smelly Huoer" and "Smelly Boy", but only It's limited to nicknames, and they won't be called by their nicknames when they grow up.
People nowadays are very particular about naming. Their nicknames are "Xiao Nuomi", "Xiao Youyou", "Xiao Dingding"... They are very cute and cute.
I also had to read the Kangxi Dictionary for the name. I tossed and turned for several days, but I couldn't decide what to call it. It should be poetic and have a good meaning. Some are rated on the naming website. It integrates big data such as traditional Chinese culture, five elements of birth, zodiac signs, names, and modern literature, such as sound, shape, and rhythm, into one, and analyzes it in detail. The meaning of the name is determined by the one with the highest score; some simply ask someone who specializes in the I Ching to write some words with good meanings based on the birth date, yin and yang and the five elements. According to the surname, which character should be used as the first character of the name and which character should be used as the second character. Then, I remove the words that hinder my elders. Some words in the names of my elders can no longer be used to show respect, but my peers can use them. Choose a good name. However, with such naming, many children born in the same year will have the same name.
In the past, people thought that the name was just a symbol, but now people generally believe that the name is related to the numerology direction of life and the destiny of a person's life, and they all hope to choose a good name. A good name can have a good guiding effect on our life and make our life develop in a good direction. People choose a good name because they hope to borrow the light of the name and hope that the name will bring good luck to themselves.