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Some Facts About Conventions For Chinese Names

Article Category: Society

Author Name: James Tien

The pattern for naming we are used to in the West is reversed for Chinese names. Two types of nicknames customary in Eastern Asia are those called milk or caricatural. As part of a combined title, a generational one is added to the given appelation. As their society becomes aligned with the global economy, more people in China are taking on western nomenclature.

In China, contrary to Western naming conventions, first is the surname, or family name. Some have noted that it seems that many Asian people seem to have the same moniker, such as Lee or Chen. This is a bit of a confusion, since those surnames are common, equivalent to Smith or Jones. It has been estimated that out of about 700 patronyms, about 50 account for nearly 90% of the population of China.

The actual given name of a person in much of Eastern Asia comes second, after ones surname. These are usually equivalent to a single character of the alphabet, which have both a meaning and the sound associated with it. Most are picked because of their meaning, which is normally chosen to describe the qualities that the parents desire for their offspring, such as a name denoting strength for a boy and perhaps a flower for a girl.

The given name in most cases is two syllables, made up of two characters. When a child is first born, the parents customarily give them a nickname known as a milk name, or one that is used for the first month. This habit developed since parents of a newborn are given a month to register with the authorities, and usually consult the grandparents on the given title.

A caricatural nickname is bestowed on a child by their friends. This is selected on the basis of some physical characteristic, or it may be a personality trait. These come in the form of a prefix meaning little, or A, and the given appellation follows.

Two written characters are the norm for ones given title, commonly a generational label first with a given one second, as one word. These generational designations are picked out all at once by the founders of a new lineage, and often composed into a poem. All the male siblings are given this appellation, and the females normally take on their eventual spouses generational.

A distinction with personal designations in China is that sometimes parents will choose one that has no corresponding character. These are often rejected when the parents go to register the child. With the integration of China's economy with the western world, some of its citizens are taking on a western appellation to go with their ethnic one. The reason for this is confusion over Chinese names by the westerners they do business with.

Keywords: Chinese names

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