"We are based on generations and there is no way." Speaking of names, I'm really sad. My Chinese teacher in high school for three years has never read my name correctly, and always confuses the order of the second and third words. Later, every time I introduced myself, I had to explain it word by word.
Children's names have different meanings, and they also entrust their parents' hopes and blessings. I remember that at that time we arranged according to the backup, regardless of gender, which became a tradition. In primary school, as long as someone questioned our names, everyone knew where we came from. Those old people who live in Shiliba Village all know their generations. According to seniority, some people still have relatives and friends. Most nephews and nieces who come to our house are arranged according to this generation. This is probably about seniority, which is also an important inheritance in Confucian culture.
But later, with the popularity of those online novels or fantasy novel and romance novels, the names that filled the streets came into being. I have long forgotten that naming by generation is decadent and outdated. If you are not too particular, it will be a bit casual.
Many places in my hometown are still ranked according to generations, especially boys, so I must name them in order. As for some girls, you can name them casually, not necessarily by seniority. But we should still pay attention to the five elements, which involve the Book of Changes and metaphysics. How can we say that China culture has a long history? The things left by our ancestors always have their own reasons and are worth inheriting and carrying forward.
There are also many parents who abandoned this naming order and named them from Tang poetry and Song poetry or classics. Such a name is not only unique, but also meaningful. After listening to the children's names, people feel that the parents of the other party are people with good cultural literacy.
The "generation name" that has been circulating for thousands of years is out of fashion now. I wonder if this phenomenon is good?