I often hear people say that in order to choose a name for their children, some people spend a lot of time looking through reference books such as "Cihai" and "Kangxi Dictionary", forgetting to eat and sleep; , the attitude is serious and the atmosphere is as tense and lively as the group discussions at the "Second Session" of the Great Hall of the People; or they are sincere and respectful, sending e-mails, making phone calls, asking experts and celebrities to take the time to give their names. Naming a child is such a serious matter and racks one's brains, not only in our country, but also in foreign countries. It can be said that this is an international trend and an international problem. When teaching international students, I talked about this issue. Japanese students said that in the past, when Japanese families had many children, parents didn’t pay much attention to what to name their children, so it was relatively simple. The sons were called Taro, Jiro, Sanro, and Shiro in order. The last word of the daughter was either "美" or "子". Now that there are fewer children, people regard giving their children a good name as a top priority. A Japanese girl said, "A name is a matter of a person's life, so one should be particularly careful." Names that can tell at a glance whether it is a boy or a girl and the ranking are no longer popular. Korean students said that in the past, Korean families not only had many children, but also had difficult lives, and parents and elders had no time to think about their children's names. Families with many children are called one son, two sons, and three sons, just like in Japan. A girl, her grandmother *** has seven brothers and sisters, she is the youngest, so her name means "little daughter". The situation is very different now. The meaning must be good, and the sound must also sound good. Italian students said that their grandparents' generation usually repeated the names of respected elders. For example, a girl will be named after her grandmother, and a boy will be named after his grandfather. There are also many people who like to use the names of historical celebrities as their children's names. Therefore, many older men in Italy are named AUGUSTO or CESARE, which come from the names of two ancient Roman emperors; many older women are named Maria, which comes from the name of the Christian Virgin Mary. In Italy, there is also a tradition like Japan and South Korea of ??naming children in order of ranking, such as "first", "second" and "third". One girl said that her grandmother's brother was named "Fifth". However, it is not that simple now. People have to pursue personalization, good meaning, shortness and nice listening. Many girls are called SARA, which means princess, giving people a romantic and beautiful impression. One girl said that at first, her parents named her GIORGIA. One night, her mother suddenly woke up from her sleep, woke her father up, and said that she had come up with a better name, VERONICS. From then on, she was called this name. The main trends in naming children in various countries today are: diversification, personalization, internationalization, emphasis on meaning, emphasis on pronunciation, etc. According to Japanese students, when Japanese people choose names for their children, they not only look at whether the glyph arrangement is good-looking and whether the Chinese characters mean auspiciousness, but also whether the number of strokes matches the good fortune described in photo books. In recent years, probably because people like large-scale events, it is popular for boys to use the word "big", such as "Daxiang" and "Daya", while for girls, it is popular to use the word "big" in their names, such as "阳菜" and "大雅". Meiyu". There are also many people who use the names of celebrities. There is a female skater named Mao Asada who won the championship in the 2010 Winter Olympics. Not only does she have graceful skating postures, but she is also pretty and is very popular among the Japanese people. Therefore, many parents name their daughters "Mao". In Italy, more and more people have foreign names, some from Latin, Greek, and some from English. At present, English names are very popular, such as ALEX, CHRISTIAN, and KEVIN. There are also some people who like to give names that look a bit strange, such as ASIA (Asia), LUNA (moon), and SOLE (sun). In contrast, because our country implements the family planning policy, a couple has one child, four elderly people and one grandchild. Newborn babies are extremely precious and the competition is fierce. It is even more difficult to be careless in choosing a name. It is even more difficult to care about one thing and lose another. In order to take care of the concept of blood inheritance and avoid too many duplicate names, it is a feasible method to add the single surnames of the parents into compound surnames, resulting in four-syllable names. As for how to consider the meaning and pronunciation of a name, you might as well refer to the above-mentioned international trends to be more diverse and pay more attention to the beauty of the meaning and the pleasantness of the sound.
Maybe my thinking is conservative, but I think we should be cautious when choosing foreign names. Because our country’s history of being invaded by foreign powers in modern times is still fresh in everyone’s memory, and patriotism and xenophobia are generally strong. Giving a foreign name may not be a big deal for women, but it can easily make people think that he is a traitor or a bastard, which can lead to feelings of disgust or even hatred.