Gu Yihong; Gu Lanqiong; Gu Duoji; Gu Yingke; Gu Kepei; Gu Yunwen. Gu Sangzi, Sangzi means hometown, plus "Gu" means caring for the family, filial piety.
Background introduction
Northern Shaanxi has a vast territory and a large population, and its surnames are relatively complex. According to relevant information, there are currently about 200 kinds.
Surnames generally remain unchanged from generation to generation, but there are a very few people who have changed their names because they were raised by others as children, or because they grew up to find a son-in-law or a son in a foreign country. Add the original surname. For example, a person with the surname Zhang wants a son-in-law with the surname Li. He can also be called Zhang X Li, or Zhang Li surname.
History of development
As for people’s names, there are pet names (also called nicknames, nicknames) and official names (also called nicknames). They are substitutes for everyone. In life There is a folk saying that "people have names and horses have numbers", so as soon as a baby is born, his parents will try to name him one by one. The baby name is given by the parents. It has strong local characteristics and a deep meaning.
In an era when medical treatment was scarce and people lived in poverty, the survival rate of infants was very low. In order to let their children grow up healthily, some parents named their children dogs, Maomao, horses, and cows. Baby, with despicable names such as smelly and hanhan, it is believed that the gods and ghosts will treat the child like an animal, making it less likely to cause mischief, easy to raise, and easy to grow up.
Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia - Surnames and Naming