Adopting natural conception good name all things

In various names approach, there is a very old but very commonly used method, which is adopting natural all the name of the method.With a name, its physical properties in which usually.This method of name comes from the ancient totem concept.

The word "totem" is derived from the Indian language, meaning "relatives" "its mark.In the primitive belief that this clan is the result of a particular species, in most cases, are thought to be associated with an animal has the affinity, then totem belief and ancestor worship.In many totem mythology, ancient people thought their ancestors came from some animals or plants, or with some animals or plants occurred related, so some animals and plants has become the nation's most ancient ancestors.Humans live a social life in primitive society, each clan has its own totem.In han dynasty with the first man on the sarcophagus battle xihe and female worm snake people like, the two men by the ancient Chinese people as a human ancestor, snake said its totem is a dragon."Example," said: "the yellow emperor and yan emperor war in the field of e. spring, oso hermoso, Pi, Wolf...As the precursor.This bear, Pi, Wolf, etc is not a beast, but with some clan totem generation of the clan.Records in Chinese emperor two images are ghosts, yan as the first person, the yellow emperor to bear half a dragon.Actually, yanhuang two emperor for human being, who painted in the totem.Afterwards, totem becomes a surname, but the thought of the totem in chow down to generations, remain in people's mind.As the ancient Gun, "", the goddess of the moon, such as name, is clearly a totem.Hereafter have Lv Bohu zhou dynasty, spring and autumn when dong fox, Fiji, leopard, naming is related to the totem concept.

After the warring states period, the nature of all things classification, the mission of moral can borrow things and gradually moved away from the original totem concept.

Name by material, not any thing can be used as the name, like earthworms, soft-shelled turtle,The cockroach, garlic, onion and so on, can only be used for nicknames, rarely used.Even if can name, also should be classified, careful.

Through the ages, people with "jade" names very much."The small poem, c, si," said: "wen the jade."Poet in the warring states period of song yu, the eastern han dynasty last years uprising leader li yu, song dynasty heroine hong-yu liang, will the aquamarine, the founder of the Ming dynasty, Ming dynasty KangQing general zuo yu, qing minister ting-yu zhang and others, all with jade the name.Today use a girl's name "jade", big guy take its the meaning of "white".Other such as ying, she, Ju, yao, Joan, such as word, ancient for male name, today too much into the girl's name.

We all know that the han dynasty emperors (formerly known as lu pheasants, "pheasant" is the meaning of "pheasant".Why emperors to chicken?Originally, the ancient people think chicken is pleased, journal of han yu's poetry gaiden said there are five: chicken, wu, brave, kernel, letter.Book: "you see, chicken on alone, the first wearing a crown, also;Feet bound from, wu also;In the first person that dare to fight the enemy, and yong also;Phase of an eclipse to accuse, ren also;Vigil do not break the letter also.Chicken with the five DE, king of judah, into the food, too?With their from newcomers, is near."Perhaps because of a chicken for a long time for food on the case, people gradually and not to the property name.

In addition, both men and women in view of "cicada" names, because it is considered that there are five DE cicada: wen, qing, inexpensive, thrifty, letter.Lu in the preface to chilling fu said: "the champions league first to embroider, too;Gas water dew, qing also;Proso millet not prosper, and budget;

Waste is not nest,Should keep waiting, often also believed."

Visible, with names, all according to the nature, combine with ideological content, therefore method named have endless miles.Even today, the newborn in the name of material also can be seen everywhere.Such as Li Hu, DongMei, osmanthus, etc.

The living environment, interests, and give the child the name is often closely linked.The sea to a son, and I hope he hasThe seaMind;Mountain children, hope his loud and strong like a mountain.Confucius to pave the name, guo moruo in water (water, if the water spray) name.Oceans, rivers, lakes, from, countless streams, ponds, the foot of mountains, majestic mountains, the peak, this city, mountains, hills, GuHe, rock and adai, calls, haze, ailian, etc all names.Name to landscape, especially the famous mountains and great rivers, associated with the travel of birth or parents, but also different, more major is an expression of their parents or their wishes.

Lakes and mountains, magnificent, colorful, tie up cloud mist, rain and how, by name, many with a symbolic meaning.As a cloud mountain, daming mountain, as adai, pine valley, river "meixi river", autumn pool, the sea, the foot of moon rocks, fairy, siminghu, sun yue, yuxi, Milky Way, xuefeng, white marble, etc.Also someone straight for landscape, understand the qing chang, easy to remember.Such as da-hai hu, Zhang Dashan, Fan Changjiang, liu, the yellow sea, west lake dragon river and so on.

All around us, with scenic lake sea, is the most common contact birthplace.Such as Marine, YueSheng, male born, mountain, etc.Many name directly from the famous mountains and great rivers.As zhou boy was born in huangshan, Zhou Huangshan;Beside a li boy born in hongze lake, called hong-ze li.Other like mount tai (dongyue), the nanling mountains, kunlun mountains, the Yangtze river, Yellow River, pearl river, haihe river, the east China sea, west sea, the south China sea, the north sea, yellow sea, etc., all in the name.