20 18 the custom of giving babies nicknames

Nickname is the baby's name, which is the nickname of elder friends for children from birth to adulthood. With the growth of age, most people's nicknames will be "shelved". But as a transition, it has never been ignored, although it varies from place to place. But to sum up, there are mainly the following aspects:

The word "small" was added before the name. In many rural areas, it is very popular to use the word "Xiao" as the fine print. Such as: Bao Xiao, Lu Xiao, Xiaomei, Xiaoli, Xiao Bing, Xiaoli and Xiaojing. These out-and-out nicknames reflect the love of parents.

Repeat the name to become a nickname. This custom is common in cities and towns, especially in families with higher educational level. Usually single name, nickname is double name, overlapping appellation to show intimacy and affection. Such as: Mao Mao, Qingqing, Mei Mei, Light Light Blue, etc. If it is a compound name, the last word is often repeated for nicknames. Such as Li, nickname; Mao Jingjing, nicknamed Jingjing, and so on.

Add "son" or "head" after the name to make it a nickname. This kind of naming is also very common, and it is often used by parents and elders, such as Huzi, Shunza, Bingwa, Chaowa, Maotou and Hutou.

Named after animals. Pigs, dogs, cows, donkeys, sheep, chickens, cats, rabbits, etc. What is common in daily life, coupled with the child's personality and physical characteristics, has become a nickname. Common ones are Little Tiger, two dog, Erbao, Dog Egg, Cow, Niu Niu, Donkey Egg, etc. Why use animal names as nicknames?

The reason is that the working people are in dire straits in thousands of years of social and historical development, hungry and cold, and lack of medical care and medicine. Under the double oppression of social practice and natural disasters, unfortunate gods such as death and disability often come to them. In desperation, they have to take animals as their names, hoping that their children can have tenacious vitality like cats and dogs and be "cheap" healthy under harsh and hard conditions.