Million. Although it is in English, it shows that people attach importance to names.
Convergence is still inevitable. The name Zimo Yinuo replaced the previous Zhang Wei and became the upstart of the name. This phenomenon has often caused complaints on the Internet. However, these names at least reflect the yearning for beauty.
The following are the meanings of some typical names, we may be able to see some social and cultural changes:
Yuzhen
When I mention Yuzhen, I think of grandma because the name itself has a sense of the times. According to the statistics in “Names and Chinese Culture”, before October 1949, the six most commonly used characters in Chinese names were: English, Xiu, Yu, Zhen, Hua, Lan——Jade Both the word Jane appeared in it. These words themselves have beautiful associations and are very popular.
Three sisters: Zhu Jianing, Zhu Jiaqian, and Zhu Jiazhen “Diet for Men and Women” (1994)
From the 1920s to the 1930s, naming often followed this rule: it was a girl’s name that depended on the four virtues, and the boy’s name either prayed for wealth or was named after the moral values of benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom and trust. Common female names include Shuzhen, Xiuying, and Xiuzhen. Fugui, Zhenhua, and Jinsheng are common names for men.