Baby Naming - Introduction to the Elements and Methods Included in Naming a Baby - China Naming Network News

(1) What elements are included in naming newborns in the Year of the Tiger?

Eight Characters: The eight characters refer to the year, month, day, and hour of a person's birth. The first step in naming is analyzing the eight characters to understand the missing elements of the five phases (Wu Xing) and find the favorable element. This is the most critical core, and all predictions and name selection for names are based on this.

Five Phases: The five phases are wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, which are commonly mentioned in the I Ching. Various things in the I Ching can be classified by the five phases, such as Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, seasons, directions, human body, colors, tastes, etc. The five phases have the characteristics of generation and inhibition, and many things can be understood through the calculation of the five phases, understanding the rise and fall of elements, and judging the ups and downs of things and one's life fortune.

Numerology: In the study of names, numerology generates many auspicious and inauspicious spiritual forces that greatly influence life. This is not related to the good or bad strokes of individual name characters; accurate auspiciousness or inauspiciousness is calculated according to special methods.

Three Talents: The three talents configuration refers to heaven, man, and earth. According to traditional Chinese culture, people stand on the earth under the sky, receiving the favor of heaven and nourishment from the earth, thus continuing endlessly. There is also the philosophy of acting in accordance with the timing of heaven, the advantages of the earth, and harmony among people. In the process of name measurement, many names have good numerology, but poor three talents configuration often leads to fluctuating luck, encountering obstacles, and having problems with emotions and wealth. The three talents configuration plays a significant role in the study of names.

Five Grid Configuration: The five grid configuration refers to the relationship between the five grids: heaven grid, earth grid, personal grid, external grid, and total grid. The heaven grid is inherited from ancestors and has little impact on its own when it appears alone; the personal grid is the center of the name analysis numerology and has the greatest impact on life; the combination of the personal grid and the earth grid forms the foundation operation. The earth grid mainly represents life before the age of 36, also called pre-operation force, while the external grid represents the periphery, with no specific auspiciousness or inauspiciousness. The total grid represents life after the age of 36, also known as post-operation force. The five grid configuration holds a primary position in the study of names.

Character Meaning: The charm of Chinese characters lies in the fact that each character has its special meaning. A good name should not only have a harmonious three talents configuration, but also the meaning of the characters should be auspicious. Often, it can also affect the formation of your personality.

(2) Introduction to the latest naming methods for tiger babies

A good name can be summarized in eight words: novel, elegant, subtle, and resonant. Novelty means avoiding clichés and being unique; elegance means having high taste and not being mundane; subtlety means deep meaning and avoiding direct exposure; resonance means being smooth and pleasant to the ear, attracting attention.

Below are several new naming methods introduced:

1. Word Formation Method: Most surnames are polysemous words. The word formation method uses other meanings of the surname to combine with the name into interesting phrases. For example: Su Xing (awakening), Cheng Gong (success), Gan Quan (sweet spring), Xu Nuo (promise), Qu Ke Shen (flexible), Qian Jin Man (money full), Bai Hong Qing (white red green). These names have continuous meanings.

2. Extraction Method: This method also utilizes the polysemy of surnames, extracting name combinations from certain idioms, poetry, or classical stories. For example: Sang Tian (from "Cang Hai Sang Tian"), Ma Shi Tu (from "Lao Ma Shi Tu"), Feng Gan Yu (from "Jiu Feng Gan Yu"), Ye Zhi Qiu (from "Yi Ye Zhi Qiu").

3. Homophonic Method: This method flexibly applies the word formation and extraction methods. It uses homophonic characters in place of the surname or given name. For example: Peng Fei (homophonic for "Peng Fei"), Li Mao (homophonic for "Li Mao"), Gan Tian (homophonic for "Gan Tian"), Cong Rong (homophonic for "Cong Rong").

4. Adhesion Method: When naming, the connection with the meaning of the surname is not considered. Instead, the focus is on selecting favorite characters or combinations from the perspective of the given name, then attaching them to the surname. This is the main method of naming in China.

5. Five Elements Naming Method: This involves naming based on the birth date and time. The theory of the five elements has had an important impact on the study of names. Naming based on the favorable and missing elements in the eight characters was very important in ancient times. For example, in Lu Xun's novel "Hometown," Run Tu is a typical example where the name is chosen because of a deficiency in earth.

6. Three Talents Five Grid Naming Method: The five grids of a name are heaven grid, personal grid, earth grid, external grid, and total grid. The so-called three talents refer to the heaven grid, personal grid, and earth grid among the five grids. In the three talents five grid naming format, the most important is the three talents format of heaven, personal, and earth grids, as heaven, earth, and man form an integrated and interconnected whole. This method is highly formulaic, easy to learn, but lacks significant meaning. Those who predict names often use this method to measure names.

7. Naming by Structure: All characters have the same structure, such as up-down or left-right structures. For example: Liu Xiang (both are left-right structures, taking the meaning of retaining auspiciousness), Xu Wei (both are left-right structures, taking the meaning of a career slowly rising and a life melodiously pleasant), Wang Ya (using the dissection method, this name implies difficulties unsolved and good things hard to scatter).

In addition to the above methods, there are also seasonal naming methods, geographical naming methods, hidden metaphor naming methods, expectation-style naming methods, and more.