The ancients were more superstitious. Those who did not change their names would think that something bad had happened or that their luck in life was gone. Officials were afraid of losing official luck, business people were afraid of losing wealth, and ordinary people were afraid of the fate of their children in the future. bumpy. Generally speaking, fortune tellers will change the name if there is anything bad about it. Because if something unknown happens and no one can stop it, it will be very easy to change the name.
Even the emperor’s relatives have taboos when it comes to names. Many people cannot have the same character as the emperor or the emperor’s children, because if the characters in the name are the same as the emperor’s, they will usually be dismissed. It was believed that contempt of the emperor's power was a serious crime in ancient times. In the light case, one person would be punished, and in the serious case, an entire family or even a family would be punished. Therefore, some officials' names or epithets would be changed without hesitation as long as they were similar to or had the same homonym as the emperor's name. In ancient TV dramas, there are also stories about people whose names are similar to those of the emperor. Generally, the emperor does not punish them, but the officials below will punish them for the emperor.
As early as dawn, people will still have taboos on naming, and some children will have bad luck as soon as they are born. Parents of children will find fortune tellers for their children to test their children's birth dates. After being calculated by the fortune teller, some of the reasons are because the home's location is not good, some of the names are too big, which affects the child's luck, and some of the names are too big to harm the elders. If you need to change your name, change your name. If you need to burn incense and worship Buddha to fulfill your vows, go and fulfill your vows. If the fortune teller does not change the name, the fortune teller will say that the person will have a poor career and bad luck in the future, and the person may die at an early age. These are big taboos that everyone is afraid of.
In ancient times, names were generally obtained based on the Yin Yang Bagua and Five Elements. Generally, whatever was missing in the life would be filled. If wood was lacking, a character with wood would be chosen. If gold was lacking, a character with gold would be chosen. Words and so on. Some choose their names in the hope that their children will develop in official careers in the future, while others hope that they will not be rich and powerful, but just want to be safe in the future. Therefore, the ancients were still very superstitious about name taboos. Ancient people were also too superstitious. When something bad happened, they would first consider the reason for not choosing a good name.