How do Chinese ancients take their names? The name reflects the social value orientation in the ancient context.
There are several characteristics of the ancient people's name:
First, yearning for wealth and status
There are Marquis 刘福、刘传富、刘受福 in Han Shu·Wang Hou Table. There are 盖宽饶、李广利 in the biography. Names of 公、侯、王孙、公子、公孙, such as 窦周公、袁邵公、魏弱侯、张孟侯、卓王孙、杨王孙、刘公子、冯公孙 and so on.
Because of the yearning for the official, the ancient Chinese people also had a lot of names in the name of "臣". In the Tang Dynasty, there were 裴敬臣、陈梦臣, etc, In the Song Dynasty, there were 徐鼎臣、周得臣, and so on. There were 张元臣 in the Ming Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty there were 赵廷臣、吴任臣, and so on.
There are also many names related to the imperial examination: 唐殿魁、许占魁、黄开榜、郑魁土、蔡廷魁、苏廷魁, and so on.
Second, hope to prolong life.
Directly containing the word "寿(longevity)", or this type of name includes 龟(turtles), 鹤(cranes), 松(pines), 椿(Chinese toon) and other long-lived animals and plants.
The name contains the word "寿(longevity)": There were 韩延寿、甘延寿、毛延寿 in the Han Dynasty. 陈寿, author of the "Three Kingdoms" in Wei and Jin Dynasties. In Chinese history, the words with the word "寿" are: 房法寿、朱延寿、李延寿、朱寿昌、朱寿隆、李南寿、丘元寿、何元寿、陈谦寿、项笃寿、徐增寿、祖大寿；顾寿南、张寿荣、傅寿恭、陈鸿寿, and so on.
There are "龟(turtle)" characters in the name: 李龟年、王龟 in the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty there were 张龟年、彭龟年、刘龟年、徐龟年、王龟龄、徐梅龟, and so on. After the Yuan and Ming dynasties, the tortoise became a curse word. Few people had names with turtles.
There are "鹤(cranes)" characters in the name: 完颜寿鹤、丁鹤年、张鹤龄、杨鹤、沈鹤龄、朱鹤龄、耶鹤寿.
The name includes the words "松(pine)" and "椿(Chinese toon)": 裴松、吴松年、宋松年、梁椿、李椿、李椿年、邵大椿、余椿年、方椿年、任大椿、叶大椿、王大椿, and so on.
Third, expect to eliminate the disease and bring auspiciousness
During the Warring States period, the king of Chuping "弃疾", the Han Dynasty squadron generals 霍去病, the Northern Zhou 司马消难, the Song Dynasty 冯去病、黄去疾, the famous poet 辛弃疾, Qing Dynasty 苏去疾.
Characters in "History of Song Dynasty": 栾崇吉、袁逢吉、王吉甫、孙逢吉、冯吉、张惟吉、甘昭吉、梁从吉、石保吉、薛惟吉、张从吉、慎从吉、张吉.
The names of ordinary people have the following habits:
The festival method: in the name of birth and season, the name of flowers, 春花、梅、桃、李、夏雨、秋实、秋雨、秋艳、冬晓、冬梅、腊梅, and so on.
Place Name method: To commemorate the birth place of children, such as 杭生、浙生、沪生、渝生、杭宁.
Hope to get a son and get wealth: such as 来娣、根娣、玲娣、招娣、延娣、来宝、来发.
Animal: 阿牛、阿鼠、小鱼、小狗、小龙、阿龙、小骏、小凤、凤儿.
Weight method: 九斤老太(nine pounds old lady)、九斤姑娘(nine pounds girl).
Sexual change method: female as a male, 亚男、冠男、家骏、家雄; male as a female, 新妹、宝姬、秋月 and so on.
Ranking method: 大牛、二牛、三小、小牛，大囡、二囡、三囡, etc.
Five elements: 润土.
During the Republic of China, Western culture gradually influenced the local people. Some intellectuals and merchant families were advocating foreign names, such as 玛丽(Mary)、海伦(Helen)、彼德(Peter)、约翰(John)、汤姆(Tom).