It mainly consists of "surname" plus "first name", but their surnames are very different from those of Han people.
1. Mongolian surnames
There are four main sources of Mongolian surnames:
1. The surname is based on the name of the tribe or clan.
For example, the tribe where Genghis Khan belonged was the "Qiyuan" tribe. People in the Ming Dynasty translated it as "Qiyan". "Qiyuan" is Genghis Khan's surname. Now the Qiyuan surnames of the Mongolian people in Ordos are all taken from this.
2. Use the ancestor’s name as the surname.
For example, the descendants of "Fugerit", the charge d'affaires of the Prince of Guo'erluosian Banner in Beijing, took the first character "Fu" as their surname, and their father's name was Buren, so they took the first character "Buren" "Bu" is the surname, and the father's name is "Hude", so the homophonic "Hu" of the first character of "Hude" is taken as the surname.
3. Directly take the Chinese translated surname as the surname.
For example, directly use Han surnames such as Wang, Li, Liu, and Zhang.
2. Mongolian names
Mongolian names mainly come from the following four types:
1. Named after animals.
Such as Ashland (lion), Balsi (tiger), Nahai (dog), Albugu (patterned deer), Tuoli (eagle), Malale (feele) wait. Male Mongolians advocate bravery, so they often use ferocious animals to name them, and most of them are named after tigers. They add adjectives in front of tigers, such as Harabaers (black tiger), Purabaers (yellow tiger), Wu Rambalsi (red tiger), Ebabalsi (male tiger), Maobasi (evil tiger), etc.
2. Name it with "strong" or something related to the meaning of "strong".
For example, "Batu" means "strong" in the Mongolian language. They like to add additional words after Batu, such as Batugar (strong hand), Batu and Tan. (Strong city), Batubulin (all solid), etc.
Metal also means "strong". Many of them are named after metals, such as Altan (gold), Temoer (iron), Xirimo (pig iron), Baolidao (Steel), Tuka Iron Molybdenum (real iron), etc.
The name of the Yuan Wen clan is Tutemuer. Emperor Taiding of the Yuan Dynasty was named Yesun Tiemu'er.
3. Name it with words of blessing, auspiciousness and happiness.
For example, Nasutu (longevity), Baoyin or Boyantu (blessing), Haobitu (blessed), Jirigalang (happiness), Hexige (favor), Baicang (wealth) Cang), Du Lengcang (Mancang), Bada Ronggui or Mandarfu (Prosperous), etc.
Some are named after numbers with auspicious meanings, such as Isoudai (several), which symbolizes abundance, is an endless number, and also carries the number (nine).
Some are named after the age of grandfather, father, maternal grandfather, etc., in the hope of longevity, such as Jilin Terrace (sixty), Dalantai (seventy), Naiyan (eighty), etc.
4. Like to name women after stars, flowers, trees, jewelry, etc.
For example, Nare (sun), Saren (moon), Aoden (stars), etc.; also such as its grid (flowers), its wooden grid (stamens), peony, begonia, plum blossom, etc. ; Another example is Tana (pearl), Hasen (jade), Shuiling (emerald), Wuying (blue gem), etc.;
There are also names that symbolize a woman’s destiny, such as Hujiya (son’s Destiny), Dudagula (brother), etc.
There are also many women named according to the month of their birth, such as January, March, May, June, July, August, etc.
Extended information:
The evolution of Mongolian surnames and first names:
From ancient times to the present, Mongolian surnames and first names have been changing, and they are also Mongolian A microcosm of the historical development of the tribe.
In ancient times, Mongolian surnames were formed by adding a special plural ascending suffix to the name of the clan or tribe.
Since the Yuan Dynasty, as the Yuan Dynasty unified the country, the exchanges between the Mongolian and Han people have become increasingly frequent. Many Mongolian people have begun to use Han surnames and Han names, such as Guo Yong, Zhou Shuhu, and Li Dole, Wei Saiyin, Zhao Boyan and so on.
After the Ming Dynasty, more and more Mongolians used Chinese surnames and names. Especially the Mongolians who were scattered across the country or in areas close to where the Han people lived concentratedly. In order to do business and communicate with people, they used Han surnames and Chinese names. There are more names.
After that, there was an increasing number of intermarriages between the Mongols and the Han people, and folk commerce became closer. Most of their children and descendants had Chinese surnames and names, and some Mongolians directly used homophonic Chinese characters as their surnames, such as Suo. Erzhijin or Borjizite are called Bao for short, Qiyan or Qiwowen is called Qi for short, etc.
In modern times, with the development of society, it has become very common for Mongolians to use Chinese names and learn English. Now, among young people in some of the more developed cities in Inner Mongolia, you can no longer tell from their names whether they are Mongolian!
Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia - Mongolian surnames