There are 24 ways to name a child.

1, time method. That is, according to the year, season, month, day and time of birth.

2. Discipline and land law. Named after the place of birth.

3. Chronological method. That is, named after what happened or happened at the time of departure.

4. Ji Defa. That is, names are given according to the names of people who were kind to themselves or their parents at birth.

5. Disciplinary law. That is, it is named after the surname of the person who intentionally or unintentionally stepped on the baby when the baby was born (generally referring to the first outsider who entered the house after the baby was born).

6, should dream method. That is, it is named after the dream that the mother or father had before the baby was born.

7. Applicable law. That is, it is named according to the divination results before the baby is born.

8, should sign the law. That is, according to some signs before and after the baby is born.

9. You should study law. That is, according to the feelings and thoughts of the elders when the baby was born.

10 should be the preferred method. That is, the baby is named according to some physiological characteristics such as appearance and body shape at birth.

1 1, showing morality. That is, through naming to express their yearning for a certain moral sentiment and willingness to practice.

12, positive line method. That is, by naming, we express our admiration for the sages and sages.

13, the method of expressing will. That is, through the name to express the great ambition of making contributions.

14, consignment mode. That is, depending on the expectations of the elders for the baby, through naming, or inheriting the shadow of the ancestors, the family business is prosperous, with names such as, Tian, and so on; Or disaster relief, longevity, Huo Qubing, Gan Yanshou, Mao Yanshou, Xin Qiji and other names; Or named his wife Yin and Yao Zu Guangzong, with the names of Shi Dazu, Tang Xianzu, Liu Xiaozu and Zheng Guangzu.

15, using the code method. That is, it is named after choosing words from idioms and allusions in poetry.

16, continuous surname method. That is, linking surnames and first names into a ready-made vocabulary.

17, numerology, which is named after the so-called theory of birth and grams.

18, sequential method, that is, in the name of birth order, such as Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaowu.

19, weight method, that is, in the name of the newborn's weight and weight, such as an old lady of nine pounds.

20. The naming method of things, that is, Shen Shao's so-called false method, uses the name of everything, and mountains, animals and treasures are not false.

2 1, addition and subtraction, that is, adding and subtracting strokes of surnames to give names, such as Wang Zhu, Wei Yu, Wang San, Simomo, Wu Yu, Wang Ren, Elvis Presley and Wang Jin.

22, overlapping word method, that is, two words overlap to become famous, such as Guan, Li Shishi, Su Xiaoxiao; There are also names that directly overlap with surnames.

23. The frontier method, that is, naming the same generation of families or family members with the same root word, is a supplement or substitute for the pedigree naming format.

24. Zodiac law, that is, named after the zodiac of the baby's birth year.

In addition, after the Revolution of 1911, the transliteration method (that is, the Chinese transliteration of foreign words as names) and the combined surname method (that is, the combined surname of parents as names) were successively implemented.