A name is a symbol of a person. From the time everyone is born, their parents will give themselves a new name, which will accompany them throughout their lives.
Names also represent parents’ expectations and blessings for themselves. Most parents will give themselves a name with special meaning.
Generally speaking, few people change their names, even if they are not satisfied with it.
Whether they are in cities or rural areas, parents attach great importance to their children's names.
In rural areas, in addition to having good expectations for names, there is also a special connotation, that is, everyone will give names according to seniority. This also represents the unique tradition of rural people. Everyone hopes that Your children will pass on the wishes of their ancestors.
This is also a unique feature of China and a unique romance of the Chinese people.
In fact, this is very related to the blood relationship and clan relationship in people's minds. Maybe the ancestors of people living in a village are the same person, so everyone has the same surname and the name they use. The same word, this is what people call seniority.
1. "Naming according to seniority" is gradually disappearing
This tradition is still preserved and is still used in some villages.
Generally speaking, genealogy is related to seniority. Genealogy is usually in the hands of respected elders in the village, and they will record new-born children in the genealogy.
Genealogy also symbolizes the inheritance of blood, which also represents respect and respect for ancestors.
In fact, the habits of different regions are different. In some areas, the second character for newborns is fixed and the third character is one character. In some areas, the third character is fixed and the third character is chosen. Taking one word out of two is a different habit inherited from different regions, but they all symbolize expectations for the younger generation.
However, with the development and changes of the times, this way of naming has gradually disappeared, mainly because most people moved from rural areas to cities, and some old habits were gradually abandoned.
Another point is that many young people are becoming more and more highly educated and accepting more and more advanced ideas, and are unwilling to adopt this outdated method of naming.
So when my children are born, I will give them a unique name that I think of, rather than naming them based on seniority, so this way of naming is becoming increasingly rare. .
There are also many young people who are willing to name their children based on their birth time and so on.
However, seniority naming has certain restrictions and cannot adapt to new ideas, and has gradually been eliminated over time.
What’s more, even if you live in rural areas, the gap between you and cities is getting smaller and smaller.
In today’s Internet age, information circulates very quickly.
People in rural areas can also receive new things, and their thoughts are gradually changing, pursuing new trends.
So even if the elderly insist on naming according to their seniority, the parents of their children don’t like it very much.
Therefore, the phenomenon of children born in rural areas using seniority names is becoming less and less common.
Moreover, the number of elderly people in rural areas is slowly decreasing. Even if they are still living here, they cannot interfere with the thoughts of their children, so they will respect their own wishes, which also represents the progress of thought.
In fact, whether the name is chosen according to seniority or not, it has no impact on the child's future life. The most important thing is to look at themselves.
A name is just a proxy for a person and cannot determine their fate. Only one's own efforts are the most important.
2. Affected by time
In addition, using seniority to choose a name has another impact, that is, the probability of duplicate names is too high.
If one of the characters is the same, there are only a few choices for the last character, so there are many people with the same name in rural areas.
This will make children feel that they are not unique, which will have a certain psychological impact. It is really not worth the gain.
Giving names based on seniority is nothing more than the old man’s hope that the children will pass on the blood of their ancestors. But after all, everyone lived in the same village in the past, and the relationship between them was closer. Nowadays, many people live in the same village. After going to college or working, they all moved away from home. Even if they have the same name, the contact is not that close.
So there is no need to be too insistent on naming according to seniority.
Chinese people actually attach great importance to blood relationships. As long as the younger generations have a thought for their hometown, that is enough.
Since the advent of family planning, most families have only raised one child, which actually has a great impact on seniority.
Summary:
If you only have one child, it doesn’t matter if you choose a name based on seniority. Everyone wants to be more unique, so it is natural that this method of naming should be eliminated. .
But in any case, this also represents the importance that Chinese people attach to blood relationships. Even if it has gradually declined, everyone should respect this way of naming.