Names commonly used by Inner Mongolians
Nowadays, most Inner Mongolian names are derived from modern Mongolian, with clear meanings and distinct meanings. In addition to words, there are also names for compound words. Such as: Biligendalai (the ocean of wisdom), Enhebatu (peace and solidity), Wu Enbaoyin (real blessing), Tegusi Chaoketu (full of energy), etc. These names usually contain several contents and require a large number of words to write, so they are usually simplified into one word or one syllable. For example, Chaogbadalahu is shortened to Chaoke, and Narengarle is shortened to Nala.
Secondly, the names of Inner Mongolians have many contents related to Bayar (happiness), such as: Enhe Bayar (peace and happiness), Tegus Bayar (full blessing), Uli Jibayar (auspiciousness, happiness), Menghebayar (eternal happiness), etc. There are also Jilgalang (happiness), Qinggele (happiness), Bayasgulang (joy), etc., which all reflect the yearning for a happy life.
Inner Mongolian people are kind-hearted and hope that names will bring good luck. They often use Baoyin (good luck), Buhe (strong), Chaolu (stone), Batu (strong), and Urtuna. Shun (long life) is named after Nasitu (hundred years), Nashunbu and (life is strong), which means a safe life and a long life.
Women’s names are mostly related to words such as beauty and wisdom, such as: Gaowa (beautiful), Hasengaowa (beautiful jade), Qiqige (flower), Lianhua (lotus), Begonia (flower name) ), Toya (Xiaguang), etc.; also such as: Wuyun (wisdom), Siqin (clever), Siqingaowa (smart and beautiful), Wuyunqimuge (wisdom and good-looking), etc. A woman's name not only embellishes herself, but also embellishes the beauty of life.
What is worth discussing is the surnames of Inner Mongolian people today. One type is Mongolian names without surnames, such as: Batu, Bayar, Chaoketu, etc., which only have first names and no surnames; secondly The third type is Mongolian names with Chinese surnames. Some of them were originally Han people. After long time in the Mongolian area, they became Mongolians, but their surnames did not change, so they were given Mongolian names. The third situation is the Mongolian polyphonic surnames in history. Simplified into single-syllable surnames. For example, some Mongolians with the surname Wang in Kulun Banner were originally members of the Chakha Wangqin family. Another example is the Mongolian Uuliangha family in history, which now has the surname Wu. The fourth situation is that some Mongolian names are named after ancient Mongolian surnames, such as: Uliangha Batu, Heda'an Suhe, Taiyichiwuti Uliji, etc. In fact, ancient Mongolian surnames have long been lost, and some multi-syllable surnames have become monosyllabic surnames; in the fifth case, some Mongolian literati added their father's name to their own names, or used the first sound of their father's name as their surname. , such as: Ce Damudin Surong, Bo Renqin, Te Baiyin, etc. This situation is relatively common in Mongolia.