The surname Hu is one of the common main surnames. The key is that it comes from different places and surnames. No matter what the surname is, there is actually a saying that it comes from Hu's mother's surname, and these claims directly date to the Warring States Period. Let's take a look at the fluent naming method of Hu.
Hu
The surname Hu is a relatively common surname nowadays, pronounced as ), ranking 158th in "Hundred Family Surnames". In 2007, the surname population ranked 13th in the country. It is widely distributed and accounts for about 1.31% of the country's Han population. It is one of the 19th surnames with more than 1% of the country's population. Descendants were noble, and they were granted the title of Hu in their early years. He was called "Gonghu" and established the city of Huxiang. His surname was Hu Xiang, which was his early fiefdom. 1-2 Henan, Anhui, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Shandong, Hunan, and Hubei all have this surname. The Hu surname in these seven provinces accounts for about 65% of the Hu surnames in Han China. Among them, the Hu surname in Sichuan Province accounts for about 10% of the Han Hu surnames in the country.
The origin and development of the Hu surname
The initiator
Comes from the surname Gui: Gui Man, the 33rd generation descendant of Emperor Shun. In the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, after the destruction of the Shang Dynasty, he visited the descendants of the previous emperors and found Kuoman, a direct descendant of the Yu Kingdom. He married his eldest daughter Daji and was granted the title of Hu to protect the worship of Yu and Shun. Later, he was granted the title of Li and Hou. Sanrong moved the capital to Wanqiu and Chen. Most of the descendants of the Chen Kingdom took their ancestor's posthumous name as their surname, or took the fief "Hu" as their surname, and were called Hu.
From the Hu Mu family: The Hu Mu family is a descendant of the younger brother of King Qi Xuan of Qi State during the Warring States Period. It is a compound surname and is simplified to the surname in provincial Chinese. The Hu Mu family is the surname of King Qi Xuan during the Warring States Period and when King Qi Xuan was in power, with a history of nearly 2,500 years. In the first year of his reign, King Zhou ascended the throne. Later, his elder brother Tian Ying was granted the title of Wuyang. Tian Ying later became the prime minister of Qi, so he changed his surname to Hu Wu because he was "far away and close to his mother city". Many of his descendants were named Hu Wu and developed into Hu Wu. From the late Warring States period to the Qin and Han dynasties, the descendants of Wu were divided into three main surname branches, namely the Hu Wu family, the Hu Yang family and the Wu family. In the Qin Dynasty, Hu Mujing was respected by the imperial masters, and Hu Musheng and Hu Muban were famous historical figures in the Han Dynasty. After the Jin Dynasty, the Hu Mu family gradually simplified the provincial registration documents to a single surname of Hu. Since most of his descendants changed their surname to Hu, the spread of the compound surname Hu is decreasing, which is one of the reasons why it is still rare.
From Ji's surname: "Han Feizi's Difficulties" records: "There was once a man who wanted to defeat Hu, so he entertained his wife first. Because he asked his ministers, "Who can defeat those who want to fight? people? Doctor Guan said to him: "Hu Kewa." Duke Wu was furious and killed him, saying: "Hu, in a country of brothers, what do you want to say?" "When Hu Jun heard about it, he took Zheng as his own and had no defense against Zheng. Zheng attacked Hu and took it." In 763 BC, Zheng forced his way into Hu. After the pacification, Hu's grandson still took the country's name as his surname.
Problems that should be paid attention to when naming Hu's children
Avoid polyphonic characters
When naming a newborn baby, it is forbidden to use polyphonic characters. Polysyllabic words can easily lead to mispronunciation, such as "dragon", "chao", and "xing". If you must use polyphonic words, you can use conjunctions to form meanings to indicate pronunciation.
Use derogatory words or derogatory words with homophones
Improper use of homophonic words will cause trouble for the baby, such as Shen Jingbing, Du Ziteng, Yan Fei, etc. Pay more attention if dialects are involved.
Use rare and unfamiliar words.
The value of a name lies more in its communicative use. If you use uncommon or strange characters when naming, most people will not recognize it, cannot read it, and cannot understand its meaning, which will affect communication.
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