My grandpa named his grandson "Wu Qing", and my mother couldn't laugh or cry: Dad, you don't even know what our last name is.
Text/Xiaoxue’s mother
Since ancient times, China has attached great importance to names. Naming a child is a very important thing. A good name not only leaves a deep impression on people , will also appear to be educated.
But for many parents, it is not that simple to give their children a nice name. They often think hard about the names they come up with, but they find them mediocre or even funny.
Xiaojuan became pregnant not long after she and her husband got married, and gave birth to a lovely son. It has been more than two weeks since the birth, but they haven’t decided on the name of the child yet because the couple wanted to give birth to a baby. Choose a name that sounds nice and has a meaning, but my grandfather held the traditional concept and felt that it should be calculated according to seniority.
In Xiaojuan’s husband’s generation, the second character in their names is always “德”, so Xiaojuan’s husband’s name is “Deliang”, while in her grandson’s generation, the second character in her name is “德”. Wu", so the child's name has been half restricted.
At first, Xiaojuan was very dissatisfied. She felt that this method of naming was too old-fashioned in the 21st century. Later, after her husband's persuasion, she tentatively agreed to let the old man choose the name first. In order to give his little grandson a nice name, my grandfather also put in a lot of effort. He put on his reading glasses and looked it up in the dictionary for a long time.
Finally, I decided to name my grandson "Wu Qing". I thought this name was very "happy" and wished the child good luck and great achievements in the future.
Although the name Wu Qing somewhat resembles a character in a "martial arts" novel, it is not unpleasant. Grandpa is also very satisfied with the name he got. Unexpectedly, after hearing the name, Xiaojuan was a little confused about whether to laugh or cry. She complained to the old man and said: Dad, don't even look at our last name. Your child will be laughed at to death in the future!
What is going on? It turns out that the surname of my husband and father-in-law is "Pan", and the child's name is "Pan Wuqing". This reminds people of the three people in "Water Margin", one named Pan Jinlian, one named Wu Dalang, and one named Ximen Qing. .
Xiaojuan even joked: How will the children introduce their names to others in the future? Could it be that his name is "Pan Wuqing", Pan Jinlian's Pan, Wu Dalang's Wu, Ximen Qing's Qing?
After listening to his daughter-in-law’s explanation, the old man became a little silent and felt that the name was a bit inappropriate. In the end, he gave up on letting the child choose this name and gave the naming to the children again!
First, don’t choose a name that is too big.
Some parents are full of expectations for their children’s future. When naming them, they hope to give their children an “attractive” name. Make a career. For example, naming a person with lofty ideals in ancient times or someone who has made great achievements in history may seem like the child is very powerful, but it is not a good thing for the child's growth.
On the one hand, if the name is too big, the child will be under a lot of pressure in the future. Too much pressure is not good for the child's growth. On the other hand, when children are compared with others and their achievements are quite different, they are easily laughed at. This will make the children lose face and hurt their self-esteem.
Second, avoid homophonic ambiguities
When naming a child, you often encounter homophonic memes, such as Lai Yuejing (menstruation), Dai Naizhao (wearing a bra), etc. Wait, in the future, when a child goes to school, he will be nicknamed maliciously by his classmates, and it will be with him for most of his life. This will also be a kind of oppression for the child's character growth, so parents must avoid this.
Third, rare words
Parents often feel that their children’s names should not be too popular, so they look up the dictionary and look for rare words. This can certainly avoid the rate of duplication of names. But it is too uncommon, and many people don’t know it. In the future, others will not dare to pronounce the child’s name or will pronounce it incorrectly, which will make both parties very embarrassed. Also, most of the rare characters have more strokes, which is not conducive for children to learn to write names.
Therefore, choosing a name is not an easy task for parents. It is best to prepare in advance and think about several names to give your child a good gift when he comes into this world.