In ancient times, the names of poor people basically didn’t have any special meaning, they were just easy to name. Zhu Yuanzhang's family was like this at that time, so the name should be just for the sake of remembering it and making it easier to call him.
Zhu Yuanzhang’s original name was Zhu Chongba, his father’s name was Zhu Wusi, and his grandfather’s name was easier to remember, Zhu Chuyi. His great-grandfather’s name is Zhu Sijiu, and his wife’s grandfather’s name is Zhu Bailiu. Looking at the names of Zhu Yuanzhang's family, it is obvious that their names all have numbers in them, but this is not because their family members are very fond of mathematics. If it is just for easy memory, there is no need to use all numbers. And the names of Zhu Yuanzhang's family all have numbers in them. Why is this?
In fact, if you look closely at their names, you will find that they are not just simple numbers, but more like dates. For example, Zhu Yuanzhang’s grandfather’s name is Chuyi, which is obviously a date. Instead of a single number, so instead of having numbers in their names, their names simply have some specific dates.
In fact, this way of naming was still very popular at the time. We all know that the ancient hierarchy in our country was very strict, and people were divided into different classes. Zhu Yuanzhang's family was at the bottom of this society at that time. At that time, if ordinary people could not go to school or be an official, they would not have names. They could only be named after the sum of their parents' ages or the date of their birth. So naming like this is also forced by the situation. It must be named in this way. I have to sigh, it's great now, at least we have the right to our own name.