In the Aixinjueluo family, naming a child has become a complicated matter, but this is limited to close family members. As for the Yuanzhi clan and Jueluo, they are relatively less restricted.
In "Aixinjueluo Genealogy", nicknames and nicknames can be seen everywhere. Such as Xiaoming, Xiaoxi, Xiaoqun, Xiaogui, Xiaozhu, Xiaobei, Xiaohe; Dali, Daxi, Dalinzi, Luozhu, Laoqiaoda and Laoshengda. The numbers in people's names mostly reflect their rankings, such as Xiaosi, Xiaowu, Xiaojiu, Erxiao, Erfu, Ersuo, Erxi, Erxiu; Erqing, Erfei, Erpang, Ertie and Sansuo. , Three Blessings, Three Shows, Three Treasures, Three Tais, Three Virtues, Three Longevities, Three Pearls, Four Guarantees, Five Blessings, Five Wholes, Five Virtues, Five Ages, Eight Treasures, and Nine Ages. If you want to have a daughter, you can simply name the boy Erfeng, Xinlian, or Niu Niu.
Some names reflect the elders’ worries about the death of their children, such as nail cast, iron lock, suolin, tiezhu, retain, and keep. Another example is that the Han people call "Gou Sheng" because they think that the fairies in the past are dismissive of this small life. If you want your children to grow up strong, brave, and blessed, call them Stone, Stone Pillar, Iron Mountain, Iron Pillar, Tiger Brother, Shun Brother, and Yuanfu.
In Yuanzhi clan and Jueluo, the use of numbers in naming is also a feature. Children are often named after the age of the elders in the family when the child was born, such as fifty-nine, sixty-eight, seventy-two, and eighty-three, reflecting people's desire to prolong life. At the same time, this method does not require advanced knowledge, is simple, easy to implement, and catchy. There are more than 300 such names in the Genealogy, starting from fifty to ninety, with fewer names above ninety. Most of these people have no titles or positions. Even if they have titles, their title is no more than a general serving as a favor, and their position is no more than a counselor or assistant leader.
Before entering the customs, according to Manchu custom, the Aixinjueluo family could not distinguish their seniority from their names. After entering the customs, Kangxi was deeply influenced by Han culture, and he also used generational characters in naming his descendants. He gave birth to 35 sons. Except for the 11 sons who died in infancy, all 24 sons use the character "Yin" as the generational character. It is also stipulated that the children's generation is called "Yin" and the grandchildren are called "Hong". The descendant is named "Yong".
In 1722, according to the taboo rule, it was inappropriate to use the character "Yin" as a seniority character for the brothers of Emperor Yongzheng, so they all were changed to the character "Yun". The only exception was that Prince Yi Yunxiang later died of illness. Emperor Yongzheng said that he "served me for eight years as a day, and there has never been a virtuous king so loyal to the country since ancient times." Therefore, he specifically restored the character "Yin" in his name.
During the Qianlong period, Emperor Yongrong, the sixth son of the emperor, painted a picture of "Sui Dynasty Picture" and presented it to Queen Xiaosheng. Emperor Qianlong's poem included the sentence "Yongmian also contains Ciyu". Later, he took the four characters "Yongmian Yi (Yi) Zai" among them as the generation of the nearby clan. In 1776, it was also stipulated that in the naming of future emperor's heirs, the characters Yong and Mian would be changed to Yong and Min, while others would still use Yong and Mian as their generation names.
In 1825, among the 10 characters selected by the ministers, Emperor Daoguang designated the 4 characters "Pu Yu Hengqi" as the characters below the character "Zai". In 1857, Emperor Xianfeng added the four characters "Taokai Zengqi" as the descendants of the character "Qi".
There are 14 characters in the Qing Dynasty clan generation:
Yinhongyongmianyizaipuyuhengqitaaokaizenqi. If Nurhaci is the first generation, then Huang Taiji is the second generation, Fulin is the third generation, Xuan Ye is the fourth generation, and from now on, in the Xuanye branch, Yin (Yun) will be the fifth generation. The character Hong is the 6th generation, the character Yong is the 7th generation, the character Mian is the 8th generation, the character Yi is the 9th generation, the character Zai is the 10th generation, and the character Pu is the The 11th generation, Yuzi generation is the 12th generation, Hengzi generation is the 13th generation, Qizi generation is the 14th generation, Taozi generation is the 15th generation, Kaizi generation is the 16th generation, and Zengzi generation is the 17th generation Generation, Qi is the 18th generation.
In 1937, Puyi added:
"The beginning of respect, the prosperity of Xiying, the prosperity of Zhengzhao", as the characters below the character "Qi".
Those clans with distant tribes often have their own generation. For example, for the descendants of Prince Baotai of Yu, the character "Zai" was changed to the character "Chang", and the character "Puyu Hengqi" was changed to the character "Songbai Qingguo".
In the clan, after the descendants of the emperor’s brothers are born, the emperor must be invited to name them. There are also those who changed their names according to the decree. For example, when the seventh son of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty Aixinjueluo Yongcong was born, Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty changed the name of Prince Zhuang Aixinjueluo Yunlu Sun of the same name to Aixinjueluo Yongcong. As for the name change of the abolished clan, it has a punitive meaning.
Emperor Yongzheng decreed that the eighth brother Yunhu should be changed to "Aqina" (meaning fish on the ground), that is, the fish on the chopping board, a metaphor for being slaughtered by others), and the ninth brother Yunzhu should be changed to "Sethhei" (meaning "fish on the chopping board"). "Nasty ghost"), Yinhu's son Hongwang was changed to Bodhisattva Bao. For Hongxi, the son of the deposed prince Yunfeng, Emperor Qianlong expelled him from the clan and changed his name to Forty-six.
1911 After the Revolution of 1911, the Manchus lost their status as the ruling nation, and the special status of the Aixinjueluo family was shaken. Under the specific social and political situation, the phenomenon of Manchus changing their surnames to Lao She and Hou Baolin appeared in the early years of the Republic of China. All changed to Han.