How to give children a good name?

How to give children a good name? Language experts give ten suggestions.

Names will accompany people all their lives. Young parents are eager to give their children a loud, pleasant, beautiful and unique name. What should I pay attention to when naming? Li Bing and Zhang Shuyan, researchers at the Institute of Language Application of the State Language Committee, put forward ten suggestions:

First, don't choose polyphonic words for names. The little girl Dong Qian was unhappy as soon as she entered school. At the first roll call, the teacher called her Dong. Since then, her friends have nicknamed her and stopped calling her the correct name. This is all caused by disyllabic words. Experts point out that polyphonic words are confusing to read and it is best to avoid naming them.

Second, don't use uncommon words in your name. Zhang, a modern scholar, named his daughter, and the four characters "Gong" were arranged in a square, which is the ancient word "Zhan". Many people, including their daughter's teacher, were stumped by this biased wording, which made them very embarrassed. Nowadays, people can't use computers to input uncommon words in their names, and there are many examples of trouble in household registration, handling licenses, bank deposits, post office remittance, buying insurance, buying civil aviation tickets and handling other businesses. Experts say that a person's name seems to be a personal matter, but it has a strong sociality. The abuse of uncommon and irregular words in names will not only cause a lot of unnecessary trouble, but also affect communication.

Third, it is not easy to duplicate names. There are three "Wang Wei" in kindergarten 1 class, so that both teachers and children get big, small, fat and thin. There are two "willow trees" among CCTV hosts. "Zhang Ying" is a good name, but in the late 1980s, there were more than 4,000 "Zhang Ying" in Beijing alone. Duplicate names will bring some troubles and even harm, and duplicate names can greatly reduce the rate of duplicate names. According to the sampling survey of the third national census data of 1989 conducted by the State Language Committee, the rate of single names with duplicate names is 67.7%, and the rate of duplicate names is 32.4%. Therefore, experts suggest that it is best not to have a single name.

Fourth, try to avoid common names. If a person is called "Jingsheng", he is likely to be born in Beijing; If his name is Hu Sheng, he will probably be born in Shanghai. According to the sampling survey of the data of the third national census conducted by the State Language Committee, among the 570,000 people, 630 were named "Jianguo" and 6 10 were named "Jianjun". There are 1084 named "Gui Lan", and more named "Guiying" are 1336. Experts suggest that naming patterns should not be too similar, and names with high usage rate should be avoided as much as possible. At present, parents in some places can check whether there are duplicate names through computers when they declare their accounts for newborns, which is worth popularizing.

Fifth, the name should not have the same accent. The names of the three words "Zhang Xiangjiang", "Feng Qinglan" and "Yuan" have the same accent. Does it feel a little dull to read? Do Shen and Sun Hanqing have rhythms and ups and downs? Experts found that only 5.2% of the samples are names with the same tone, which shows that people consciously or unconsciously follow the tone sandhi rule when naming names. Experts also suggest that the end of the name should be flat, because the upper voice is poor.

Sixth, we should pay attention to the choice of phonology. Several words with the same initials are difficult to read together; If the vowels are the same, it is even more difficult. Do "Nannilan", "Li", "Sun Cunchun" and "Kirk and" sound like tongue twisters? Experts remind that it is best not to choose all initials with the same pronunciation parts as L, Z, C, S and zh, ch and sh. In order to make the name sound loud and beautiful, it is very important to choose the vowels of words. Experts say that nasal vowels sound loud, especially nasal words such as "Ang", "Liang", "Guang", "Peng" and "Dong". In non-nasal vowel characters, the vowel belly, that is, the main vowels with large opening, such as "Da", "Shuai", "Yao" and "Bao", has a higher loudness.

Seven, the font structure has changed. Names are often not only read, but also written. Experts suggest that the word structure of names should not be too single. Names such as "national garden", "forest" and "Lu" are slightly monotonous and lack of aesthetic feeling, which may also affect people's recognition of signatures.

Eight, avoid homophonic meaning. If homonyms are skillfully used in naming, people will feel implicit and unconventional. However, nominators sometimes only pay attention to the meaning of the words they choose, ignoring that words or phrases that are homophonic with names may be derogatory. Experts pointed out that the names of rice bowl (rice bowl), laryngitis (laryngitis) and fox spirit (fox spirit) are not homophonic, and names such as Wenquan and Shenyang, which are easy to cause ambiguity in the text, should be avoided.

Nine, the names of men and women should be different. A man is often treated as a female guest when he is on a business trip. To his embarrassment, he has a very feminine name: Wang Lanying. Experts say that the gender difference of names is gradually recognized by the society with the historical accumulation of culture, forming a social custom. Parents have to consider the gender factor when naming names, otherwise they may encounter trouble when using them. Experts also pointed out that gender is an important factor in the aesthetic standard of names. Imagine if the young man only heard the girl's name on the first date, would he prefer it or thank you?

Ten, Chinese names should not worship foreign things and flatter foreign countries. Tanaka Keiko, is this a Japanese friend? No, she is a little girl named Tian from China. Experts say that in order to give their children a unique name, more and more parents come up with four-character names, which is an attempt. However, misleading names such as "Tanaka Keiko", "John Lee" and "Zhang Inheritance" should be used with caution. It is best for China people to have China characteristics and embody China culture.

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