What issues should parents pay attention to when naming their children?

With the development of the times, people are becoming more and more open-minded and pay more attention to their own uniqueness. In our daily lives, we all feel embarrassed when we encounter different clothes or shoes, and the fact of having the same name makes the person involved blush even more. Therefore, more and more parents choose to give their children some more "special" names. First, they are still childlike and playful, and second, they can also make their children unique and unique.

However, although parents’ considerations are reasonable, life is often full of surprises, or in other words, shocks. A few days ago, a female classmate was deeply troubled by her name. She was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it, and she didn't even want to go to school. What's going on? Let's take a look.

It turns out that this girl’s father’s surname is Guan. When he gave birth to a daughter, he was so happy that he wished he could pluck all the stars and moon in the sky and give them to his precious daughter. However, when it came to choosing a name, Guan's father also made a mistake. In order to give his daughter a nice and unique name, he searched through ancient books and dictionaries, and finally decided on a single name with the character Yin. The meaning of this word is very good, and there are few duplicate names. The whole family was very satisfied at first.

However, the situation changed after my daughter entered elementary school. The children became lively and active and spoke more directly. Guan Yin, whose name is homophonic to a mythological figure, naturally became the main target of their jokes. Every time her name was called in class, the whole class would burst into laughter. Some naughty little boys even claimed to be Tathagata to amuse the little girl. The little girl was so thin-skinned that every time the teacher called on her, she would be shy and want to find a crack in the ground to crawl in. Later, the teacher did not dare to ask the girl to answer questions.

Dad Guan’s original intention was good, and he indeed loved his baby daughter deeply. However, he did not expect that the name would bring unexpected trouble to his daughter, making her even afraid to talk to her now. The children played. Although she later contacted her teacher and actively communicated with her classmates, which helped Guan Yin resolve her knot, the trouble caused by the weird name is still evident.

In fact, there are many examples similar to Guan Yin in our lives, such as "Glory of the King", which became popular on the Internet some time ago, and "Xiong Chumo", "horse tube" and so on. The parents' inadequate consideration not only attracted the attention of the child, but also affected his normal social life and caused many unnecessary troubles.

How do parents choose names for their children?

1. Try to avoid those homophonic words

Five thousand years of cultural accumulation have made Chinese culture broad and profound. There are countless homophonic words, and sometimes when individual words are taken apart, They all have very good meanings, but when combined together, they have some funny meanings, which can easily lead to misunderstanding. For example, Guan Yin and Xiong Chumo mentioned above.

2. Reduce the use of polyphonic characters

Polyphonic characters are unique to Chinese characters. Sometimes the same character has different pronunciations in different contexts and also represents different meanings. meaning. There was once a joke. A student in a teacher's class was named "Lelele". The teacher then called le-le-le (the fourth tone), but no one answered, so he called yue-yue-yue ( Fourth tone), still no one answered. In the end, the student shyly ran to the podium and said to the teacher: My name is Yue (fourth tone)-le (second tone)-yao (fourth tone). This made the teacher angry. I miss your dad. The name I gave you was deliberately meant to be mispronounced.

3. The name should have a beautiful meaning

The name is something that will accompany the child throughout his life, so parents must be careful and read more ancient classics and history books when choosing a name. Consider the wisdom of the ancients. At the same time, it should be carefully taken apart and read together to ensure that it will not cause trouble to the child, but also contains good blessings and expectations for the child. For example, we can name them Zijin, Qingsheng, etc., which are taken from the Book of Songs? Qingqing Zijin, my heart is leisurely? Guse, Guqin, Sheng and Qing have the same pronunciation?. It means that your child will be lovable, beautiful, and able to coordinate and get along with others as he grows up.

The naming changes from the sameness of grandparents to the current pursuit of individuality also contain the beautiful changes in our lives. However, although names are now about individuality, we must not let children become a "joke". When choosing a name, parents should still think carefully and include good wishes instead of being beautiful or frightening, thereby causing unnecessary trouble to the children.