A child's name will accompany a person's life and is the first gift that parents give to their children. A meaningful and creative name will increase your self-confidence in life and even play a certain role in suggesting a child's life. There are many books on "nameology" in our country, with a variety of contents. Each family can follow their own "theory" to choose a name with unique appreciation value for their children.
Let’s see what scholars say about this issue.
In the popular book "Freakonomics" a few years ago, two economists detailed their research on "names".
At first, families with high education and good financial conditions paid more attention to classics when naming their children. Quoting scriptures from literary and artistic works and philosophical masterpieces, and giving some uncommon names. Later, when these children grew up, because they came from wealthy families and were more famous, these names became known to everyone, and then poor people began to have these names too. For example, after Franklin became famous, many American families named their children Franklin.
After these names were called bad, many parents did not want their children to be too vulgar. So he took another approach and came up with some names that were not so "quoting from classics". Such as Tom and Jack. Later, these names spread, and everyone thought that these were easy to remember and write, so we should use these names too. So the names became popular.
This is very similar to our Chinese parents. In the past few years, rare characters were used, but later on the streets were full of ink and han, so everyone changed their routine: now they prefer names that are easy to remember, easy to pronounce, and have no bad connotations.
The two economists who have been interviewed by the president concluded: Names do not determine a child’s future. Family, education level, and parental upbringing are the decisive factors for a child's future.
The name cannot determine the child’s future, is it still important? important. I encourage everyone to be mindful.
It is not that giving a child a good name will make him a talented person, but a good name can really help the child a lot.
*A company can save 5 million by choosing a good name.
For a business, a good name is a good business card. Names that highlight connotation and are easy to remember are the easiest to spread. This will undoubtedly save them huge advertising costs. For example, those who engage in home textiles are called "a cotton", which is wonderful to think about. Those who provide door-to-door service are called "Get home immediately", and those who provide takeout are called "Call a duck" and "Call a chicken". Do you remember them all at once? It’s also very interesting, and it’s clear what I do.
*A good name can increase the other person's favor and luck.
When you introduced yourself, you said your name was Zhang Hanyu, and others were named Zhang Wuji or Zhang Ziqiang. Whose name do you think is easier to remember? Of course it is high-quality, easy to remember, and refreshing. The human brain doesn't like to think. Only familiar words that are easy to pronounce will be remembered and spread.
With so many students in the class, the teacher must first remember the names that are easy to remember. Being remembered by the teacher from the beginning helps build self-confidence.
So, a good name increases favorability and luck. It is also not easy for ambiguity to arise, causing children to be laughed at by their peers, thus reducing unnecessary burdens. Therefore, the name still needs to be carefully chosen.