Don’t talk about the ancients, let’s talk about the people of the Republic of China. The name they gave is also very nice and elegant. Do you remember Lu Xun’s little friend Runtu? Look at how well-chosen this name is. The reason why it is called Runtuyuan is because the five elements are deficient in soil. In the past, people were very careful in naming names. What if the five elements are deficient in water? Maybe it was called Shuisheng, Jinsheng, Wangcai or something? Runtu’s father was a melon farmer and didn’t have much knowledge, but Runtu must have been given the name after careful consideration by a teacher from the village who invited him to give birth to Runtu.
Of course there are more Amao, Agou, Zhang Ergazi, and Wang Erdanzi, and there are also some that sound pleasant to the ear: Wang Fugui, Li Youcai, Wu Liangshan?
Speaking of the ancients, Zhu Yuanzhang's name in the Ming Dynasty was related to jade. The birth of a boy in the Zhu family was considered a joy to Zhang! Eighty percent of them were given by gentlemen in the village. In comparison, several of his sons were even worse than him. Originally, they didn’t even have big names. They were just ranked, eldest, second, third, and fourth. In this way, it wasn’t until he became the emperor that he thought of giving him a formal name: maybe They are all born in the spring, perhaps due to congenital deficiencies in the liver and kidneys, and their names have the character wood next to them. For example, the eldest child is called Biao, and the fourth child is called Di.
To be particular about the Wen Zhengming family, the head of the four families, the names of Wen Zhengming and his sons are all related to soil, Wenbi, Wenpeng, Wenjia, and Wen Zhengming’s father’s name Wenlin is related to wood, and the great-grandchildren Zhenmeng and Zhenheng are prefixed with rain, which should be related to water? In fact, this is common among the elderly, not only the old Wen family, the old Wu family, the old Sun family, the old Liu family, the old The Cao family is like this, so it’s no wonder that when I see the names of ancient people today, I feel interesting and elegant.