what is in a name ?. do you know how people get their names? do you know how people get their names?...
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What is in a name What is in a name ??
What is in a name What is in a name ??
• Do you know how Do you know how people people getget their names? their names?
• Do you know that Do you know that names have names have meaningsmeanings??
• In Chinese societyIn Chinese society, , a person’s family name a person’s family name (surname) comes (surname) comes firstfirst..
• In Western societyIn Western society, , a person’s family name a person’s family name (surname) comes (surname) comes lastlast..
• A Chinese person has a A Chinese person has a given namegiven name..
• The given name shows The given name shows the family’s the family’s expectationexpectation ofof the child. the child.
• The family may wish The family may wish their boy to be their boy to be foreverforever youngyoung and and healthyhealthy..
• The family may wish The family may wish their baby girl to be their baby girl to be forever forever wisewise and and beautifulbeautiful..
• English-speaking English-speaking parentsparents may wish their may wish their child to be strong child to be strong likelike a a lion.lion.
• So, they So, they namename the boy the boy Leo because Leo means Leo because Leo means lion.lion.
• Many Many WesternersWesterners are named afterare named after Biblical figuresBiblical figures..
• Westerners also have Westerners also have a a family namefamily name, or , or last namelast name..
• There is one There is one major major differencedifference in the in the naming systemnaming system..
• A son may A son may be named be named afterafter his father or his father or grandfather.grandfather.
• Similarly, a daughter Similarly, a daughter may have may have the samethe same given namegiven name asas her her grandmother’s.grandmother’s.
• This is a western way This is a western way to to show love or respect show love or respect forfor that person. that person.
• In contrastIn contrast, , each person’s given each person’s given name is name is uniqueunique..
• No one is allowed toNo one is allowed to use the given names use the given names of the elders and of the elders and ancestorsancestors. .
• What does your name What does your name mean?mean?
• Maybe you Maybe you would likewould like to to find outfind out..
• You can You can looklook it it upup in a in a dictionarydictionary..
• societysociety• showshow• expectexpect• expectationexpectation• wishwish
• forever• wise• include• major• difference
• easteast• westwest• southsouth• northnorth• westwesternern
• westerner• similar• similarly• respect• unique
• allowallow• ancestorancestor• family family namename
• surnamesurname• last namelast name
• given name• first name• naming sys
tem• Bible• Biblical• figure
• be named afterbe named after• the same asthe same as• in contrastin contrast• find outfind out• look uplook up
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