Chinese people have always paid attention to blood ties and family inheritance, and names are a way of expressing family culture from generation to generation. In the eyes of the ancients, a name is not only a name for a person, but also the deep hope placed by the parents for their descendants. "Book of Rites Nei Principles" records that within three months after the baby is born, the father will not enter the delivery room, and will not choose an auspicious day to hold a naming ceremony for the child until three months later.
The ancients seemed to be more particular about naming than modern people. In addition to the surname and first name, there were also characters, numbers, etc. Some of these titles are given by parents or family, and some are chosen by oneself to encourage oneself. No matter what they are, most of them cannot avoid the meaning of birth date and blessing.
So we always have the impression that the names of the ancients are either "common or elegant", or they are obscure and difficult to understand, as if they are far from beautiful. In fact, there were many fascinating names in ancient China. This kind of beauty is not only literal, but the allusions behind them also make people feel happy. Today I will introduce to you three ancient names that are still praised today.
1. Gongzi Fusu
Gongzi Fusu was from the Warring States Period, his surname was Ying, and he was the eldest son of Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng. Different from the character of his father, Qin Shihuang, Fusu in history was an upright and tolerant man. As Sima Qian wrote in "Historical Records": "Fusu is a benevolent man." He had high hopes, but Qin Shihuang in 210 BC After he died of illness, Zhao Gao joined forces with Prime Minister Li Si to support Hu Hai on the throne, forcing Fusu to commit suicide.
The book "Qin Mystery" speculates that Fusu's mother may be from Chu. We all know that Chu is the birthplace of Chu Ci, and the poetry culture is wonderful and delicate. The name Fusu is taken from the Book of Songs, "There are Fusu in the mountains and lotus flowers in the sky", which means vanilla and beautiful trees. It is a romantic and refined name.
2. Li Qingzhao
Li Qingzhao, a female poet in the Song Dynasty, wrote the vivid words of countless girls who were troubled by love by saying, "There is no way to eliminate this feeling, so I only lower my brows, but it is in my heart." She is known as the most talented woman of all time because of her delicate and graceful style of writing. She was born in a scholarly family and has been familiar with thousands of poems since she was a child. She is the embodiment of poetry.
Her name comes from "Ode to the Sun and the New Year" written by Tang Dynasty poet Yang Fa. The poem says: "People are moving and beautiful, and things are clear." Just eight characters describe the beauty of a beautiful woman. Although this name is full of his father's love for his daughter, Li Qingzhao experienced family destruction and displacement in his life. Later, Li Qingzhao borrowed Tao Yuanming's line "It's easy to be at ease when looking at the knees" in "Returning to the Return" and called himself a layman Yi'an, which also showed his aspiration to be content with the situation.
3. Nalan Rongruo
As famous as Li Bai was in the Tang Dynasty, Nalan Rongruo’s status in the poetry world of the Qing Dynasty was as high as he was. He created more than 300 poems in his life. The first poem has been circulated in the world, and the content of the poems is mostly about describing emotions and scenery. In this regard, it is not as broad-minded as Li Bai, and it is not as broad as Du Fu's chanting of things and chronicling events. However, because of the freshness and elegance of the words, Nalan Rongruo occupies a position in the Chinese poetry circle. a place.
Nalan Rongruo is also known as Nalan Xingde. Xingde is the perfect virtue. There is a saying in "The Analects": "The way of a gentleman is to establish oneself with virtue." This shows the hope of Nalan Pearl. The son can become a person of good character. "Rongruo" has no reliable source in ancient books. Qu Yuan used the word "vanilla beauty" to describe himself in "Chu Ci". "Ruo" also means vanilla in ancient language. Therefore, Rongruo is probably similar to Xingde and both have good character. Noble meaning.
Have you read this and been deeply impressed by the heritage of ancient names? In fact, names are also a mark of the times to a certain extent. Just like when many parents named their children "Jianguo" at the beginning of the founding of New China, "Aid Korea" became a popular name during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. Nowadays, our motherland is prosperous and the people live and work in peace and contentment, so babies born in the new century have many names with better meanings.