In ancient times, most working people didn’t care much about names. Because when the ancient dynasty was peaceful, ordinary people rarely left their villages: firstly, the feudal dynasty did not encourage farmers to wander around, and secondly, dialect problems also made it difficult for farmers to communicate after they left their hometowns. Therefore, mainstream people in ancient times chose names very casually, often with names like Goudan and Ergouzi. If your family is a little better off, you may consider asking a private school teacher to name it.
First of all, "men don't care about heaven." Ancient Chinese people believed in heaven. The emperor went to the Temple of Heaven to worship heaven every year. Moreover, the source of the emperor's imperial power was also "given by heaven", so the emperor called himself the emperor. This atmosphere makes the people extremely awe of God. Moreover, ancient people believed that naming should be as humble as possible. Because if a person's luck is not strong enough, then the name he chooses is too high-end, which may cause the child to be unable to survive (note: this is one of the reasons why many ancient farmers named their children Ergouzi and Gou Shengzi).
Of course, more often than not, many people never even have a name in their lives. For example, according to "Historical Records", Liu Bang's real name was Liu Ji, and Liu Bang's second brother was named Liu Zhong. Many people don't understand and think that these are the real names of Liu Bang and his second brother. But in fact, Zhong and Ji are the names of the ancients. Translated into modern language, Liu Bang's real name is Liu Laosan, and the real name of Liu Bang's second brother is Liu Laosan. Liu Laoer - In other words, the Liu Bang brothers originally had no names, but Sima Qian couldn't say it clearly, so he had to record it euphemistically.
If the word "tian" is used in a child's name, it is likely that the child will not be able to bear such a high-end name, which will affect life expectancy - the medical level in ancient rural areas was too poor, so the infant mortality rate was very high. High, the ancients interpreted this premature death rate as the reason for insufficient blessings. This is the reason why "men do not lead the world".
Let’s talk about “women are not immortals”. Nowadays, many girls are called "little fairies", but in ancient times, this was an unlucky sign. Because in ancient times, a "fairy" could only have such a title if she was the daughter of the Emperor of Heaven. If a mortal daughter knew that there was a word "fairy" in her name, her life would be shortened easily: because naming her daughter in this way would cause the anger of the gods in the sky. , which in turn leads to many misfortunes in the daughter's growth path, and even makes it difficult to raise her daughter.
In fact, the ancients did not entirely care about such taboos. For example, Wen Tianxiang, the famous prime minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, had the word "天" in his name. Mu Tianyan, a famous minister of the Qing Dynasty, also had the word "天" in his name. From this, it can be seen that for the ancients, the taboo of "天" was not serious. The ancients did not take this taboo seriously, let alone us modern people. Therefore, we can understand this kind of folk custom as a tradition and don’t pay too much attention to it.