Differences between Chinese and English names

1. The meaning of China people's names mostly comes from the meaning of words or vocabulary, such as Li Xuejun and Hu Jintao. The meaning of English names mostly comes from the meaning of ancient Latin words or the names in ancient European legends. For example, mark means victory; Angus comes from a name in the Bible.

Over time, foreigners pay less attention to the meaning of the name, and the name is just a code name. For example, there is no difference between Jack and Dick. China people still attach great importance to the meaning of names.

Foreigners don't pay attention to the meaning of names, but pay more attention to pronunciation. This is very similar to China people, and it also has a nickname. For example, Carl will be called a cow.

4. There are not many common names abroad, but there are many people with duplicate names. More Chinese characters, more names. Foreigners generally don't invent names, but people in China have a deep research on naming.

Finally, foreigners pay more attention to surnames. Everyone's first name can be the same, but their surnames are different, so that everyone can distinguish them, such as Jenkinson and Doctorkid. This is the opposite of China. Many surnames in China are the same. Because foreigners' surnames and first names have the same structure, many ancient legendary surnames have been used as first names hundreds of years ago. Of course, in modern society, people don't look for other people's surnames as names.

6. Foreigners also have middle names. This name is not as fluent as ordinary names, but was carefully selected or invented by parents, expressing their hopes. Middle names are generally not called, but only appear in official documents. Similar to everyone's unique name. For example, Jack Angus Jenkinson, Jack is ordinary, but Angus has a deep meaning. Parents are mostly Christians.