1.What is the nickname

Nickname, also called birth, baby name, pet name.

As the name implies, often as a child's name, or the nursing of the name, has been brought into the adult before. Some prior to admission, not scientific name or name, has been extended childhood name;Some have a nickname in front of the entrance and specimen, but seldom used this name;Have to name the name and surname, became a formal scientific name;Some scientific name is since the childhood name are modified to;Some have scientific name or the name first, then by the nickname to are derived from the name or the name.

2.The common characteristics of childhood name

Nickname share many characteristics. Such as general said only name, no last name, is simple;Don't have to do household registration or other formal register name, and only do call;With much in childhood, when I grow up and to scientific name, etc. But the nickname in different areas, according to the localCustoms and habitsDifferent, there are strong local characteristics.

(1) in the Beijing area enjoy childhood name with "small" word, "the child" the word after it or its pronunciation, like "nothing", "small beans", "tsuen wan son" and so on.

(2) some like in a word, such as "feng feng", "prosperous", "salsa", "red" and so on. Fold the word nickname habits can be seen everywhere in the north. This is because in mandarin, fold the word usually means love, small, or sharp, on the basis of the northern dialect and mandarin.

(3) people like to use the word "o" lingnan area take a nickname at the beginning, the general behind only a word, such as "strong", "Jane", "amin". The article comes fromThe name network

(4) the shanxi people like to use the word "ugly" as a nickname, such as "ugly", "ugly", "ugly egg" and so on.

(5) the hunan people like to use "YaZi" give the boy a small name, such as "spring YaZi", "mountain YaZi", and with a thin, ranking to the girl, like "big sister", "two sisters.

(6) in shaoxing area with child birth weight as the nickname, such as lu xun in the writing the characters in the novel "storm" "nine jin woman", "six jin" and so on.

A thin name (7) believe in people of all religions are often influenced by religion, like Buddhism prevailed in southern dynasties, emperor wudi xiao yan's childhood name call o practice.

There is like ancient (8) to "slave", "elder brother", a thin, "lang" and other words such as Shi Chong multimillionaire in jin dynasty, nicknamed JiNu. Established in the emperor wu of song, the original nickname send slave. Great poet Li Baiyou son, Nick name is called the moon, is really take li bai poetry flavor.

3.Taking a small name

On the way to pick up a nickname, because around people influence each other, in the long history of ancient and modern around the same. A lot of methods take a nickname, each can be seen everywhere. We briefly introduce several: articles from the network

(1) birthday.

This birthday is the day or year, the characteristics of Chinese zodiac to take a nickname. Like in a dream of red mansions, jia yuan come in on the first day, so take a nickname yuan spring. The ancient women generally have no name, only the best name, or nickname. "yuan spring" is the nickname yuan princess. Such as the revolutionary martyrs roushi began to edit yusi magazine againA tigerMountain tiger, childhood name call. Lao she was born on December 23, folk off-year, so name is double happiness.

(2) cobolli gigli.

To wish to eliminate evil name is very common, the content of the main content has good health, longevity, wealth, happiness and so on, like centenarians, AZhuang, Alfred, send seed. Granny liu in a dream of red mansions for feng daughter named artful elder sister, but also is avoided.

In the countryside, many people believe thatPeople diedBecause the yan sent the little hook the sake, so a small name often take the meaning of "keep", with some lock, latch such things as symbols. Such as "lock", "bars", "two bars", "three poles", "iron bolt" and so on.

(3) the ranking of eight names.

Out to the child's nickname is the most simple, and it is also very common. Such as: small two, three, yao sister (for the smallest) is only use ranking. Also has a "big chuan son", "two stone", "three leng son" after the list plus the CNS.

The old name of eight methods. Like Tang Chaoshan aunt sun of Beijing, the qing dynasty woman lusi niang, zhuang singer liu sanjie, there are "water margin" inside the small five, ruan xiao 'er and nguyen nguyen xiao qi is well known, such as bear the rest two, on Wednesday, the names of the twelve, liu is illustrations. These names removed surname, is small.

(4) the nickname of eight names.

Because many parents very love children, so to name the child a very friendly nickname, as before a specific word "small" as a nickname. Such as: flower, orchid, xiaohua, xiaoling, lamb, calf, small fang, small show, etc. The nickname, some later, directly used to name or scientific name, into xiao-lan zhang, Li Xiaohua, xiao-ling zhao, zhu lamb, etc. Some of the "small" to "xiao", become xiao-lan zhang, lindenli etc. And on the basis of the nickname of "transformation", become a new name in relation to their childhood name. Such as: xiao LAN, small show, xiaoling, small fang desertification xiu-lan zhang, jean lee, mei-ling zhao, ya-fang wu.

Again, for example, in a particular word "child" for the nickname after it. Such as: son, iron pillars, LanZi, xiaohua, etc. The nickname, may deepen into scientific name, name. Such as Zhao Zhu, li3 tie3, zhang LAN, wang hua;Or for tie-zhu zhao, yu-lan zhang, wang yu hua, etc. As a member of the famous basketball player in China is an example.

Have a nickname for emphasis, such as jingjing, bud bud, fangfang, yuan yuan, worryingly, flat, both nickname.

(5) the ugly name base of eight.

This sort of nickname, such as big ass, two dogs, etc. In order to base things parents give their children a small name, are generally very low cultural level and superstitious to think that a good support base of children, not easy to get sick NaoZai.

Ouyang xiu from northern song dynasty to the scholar himself, however, he had a child is a nickname for the elder brother of the monk. Once someone asked: "why you don't like Buddhism, this name for the kids?"Ouyang xiu said.

"People want children easy to feed, often take a base name. The monk elder brother like Tom, dick and harry." ouyang xiu say so, Buddhism as dogs and cats, is paradoxical term chicanery, justify. After all, but also reflects the situation at that time.

Now there are still a lot of dogs, such as broken pot left nickname. The famous tianjin goubuli steamed stuffed bun, it is said that its founder nickname is called "dog ignore".

(6) expectations of eight names.

Some eager parents long to see, even in a nickname can also be reflected. Such as our country's national anthem lyricist tien han, nickname, and son, parents want him to grow up is the gas, the gas rich, under one roof;Revolutionary martyrs peng, nicknamed day spring;Modern painter feng zikai, nicknamed CiYu.

Now, with the improvement of living standards, the parents from concern for the child's longevity and health problems start to fear of the child's future and destiny, so in recent years, this name also gradually more up.