THE NAMING ART FOR ENGLISH NAMES英语名的取名艺术.docx

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THENAMINGARTFORENGLISHNAMES英语名的取名艺术

中南大学

CENTRALSOUTHUNIVERSITY

高等教育自学考试英语专业毕业论文

题目英语名的取名艺术

题目类别语言文化类

学生姓名

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完成时间2013年8月

THENAMINGARTFORENGLISHNAMES

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August2013

FurtherEducationCollegeofCentralSouthUniversity

Acknowledgment

Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoexpressmyheartfeltthankstomytutor,YangXiuyanoffersmeacademicandconstructiveadvicesoncomposingthispaper.Herpatienthelpandtimelyencouragementareworthyofhighacknowledgement.Ontheprocessofcomposingthepaper,shealsoplaysanimportantroleinindicatingabrightroadinmyfuturewriting.

Moreover,mynumerousthanksgotomydearfriendsandmylovelyroommatesinthecollegewhohelpedmeinthecourseofmywriting.TheyareYangJing,PengLing,DengLing,whooffermequietsituationtocomposemypaperanddiscusswithmeaboutmypaper.IwouldliketosayIfeelproudandhonoredpossessingourtruefriendship,becausewithoutyouIcouldnothavemovedforwardanddealtwiththedifficultiessmoothly.

Thirdly,Idoneedtothankthepersonswhogivememylife—myfather,mymother,fortheirwarmcare.Icannowhavetheopportunitytostudyinthisschoolandtolearnknowledge.

Lastbutnotleast,Iwouldliketoexpressmythankstothosewhospendtheirtimeinreadingmypaper,andIwillbegratefulifyoucouldgivemeyouradvice.

Contents

Abstract

Thebackgroundofthethesisexistsinthevariousenvironmentsofsociety.Withthedevelopmentofourmodernsociety,manycountries,especiallyChina,havealreadysteppedintothelineoftheworldforyears.MoreandmorepeopleinthebusinessorelsewherearebeginningtorealizehowimportanttheEnglishnamereallyis.

Therefore,gettingtheknowledgeofnameculturetoobtainanidealEnglishnameisbecomingthenecessarystepforpeople.Therefore,peopleshouldlearntheknowledgeofobtaininganidealEnglishname;peopleshoulddosomesurveysinordertogetaniceEnglishname.Tomeetthepeople’sneeds,thethesisconcludesmanymethodsforpeopletoappreciate.Forinstance:

thefirstpartistheexplorationofEnglishname’sroot,whichmakesmorepeopleknowtheadditionalmeaningbutnotonlythesurfacemeaningofEnglishnames.ThesecondpartisgeneralprincipleswithwhichweshouldbefamiliarwhenyouarereadytoobtainanEnglishname.Justas:

meaningandorigin,howtomatchfamilynameandindicialnamewell,andsoon.Thethirdpartisdifferentpeoplewithdifferentnames,whichmainlydealwithnames’individualcharacter.Hereexistdifferentnamesforthebabies,students,andpeopleinloveorworkers.Andfinally,someexampleswiththedetailmaterialsaresuppliedtomeetthepeople’sneeds.

Keywords:

Englishnames,connotation,root,naming

摘　要

本篇论文的背景知识存在于这个变化无端的社会里。

随着时代的发展，很多国家已经步入世界，其中以中国为首。

因此，越来越多奋战于商场或其它领域的人逐步认识到英语名字真正的重要性。

因此,了解姓名文化已成为人们取一个理想的名字的必要步骤。

因此，人们应该学习一些取名知识，做一些取名的调查研究。

为了迎合人们的需要，本论文包括了一些取名的理论与方法供人们参阅，例如:

第一部分是对英语姓名根源的探索，这可以帮助人们了解英语姓名的更深意思，第二部分是英语姓名的总体规则，例如姓名意义和根源，怎样搭配好姓与名。

第三部分是姓名的个体差异,针对小孩、学生、工作者应该取怎么样的名字做出了分析。

最后，本论文列举了实例，并附以详细解释，以满足人们取名的需要。

关键词:

英语名字，内涵，根源，取名

Introduction

Accompanyingwiththeflyingtimeanddevelopingsociety,Chinapresentsitselfbeforetheworldwithpowerandenergy.Atthesametime,itisindisputablethatChinawillcommunicatewithothercountriesfrequently,especiallytheEnglishspeakingcountries.SoChinesehavemanychancestocommunicatewiththeworld.Ofcourse,itisthehightimethatpeopleneededanEnglishnamewhenpeoplewentabroadtotravel,study,dobusinessandworkinaforeigncompany,onlytofindthatourpartnerscannotunderstandthemeaningofthenamesorpronouncethenameseasily.Therefore,owningoneEnglishnamehasbecomeonerequirementandnewvogue.

Name,asacomprehensivesymbol,itsdirectfunctionistouniquethenameofownerfromothersforpeopletocallanddistinguish.Soifpeoplewanttohaveanicename,itwouldbebettertodoalittleresearchthanjustdirectlypickonenamefromdictionary.

Asisknowntoall,theEnglishnameisimportantintheworldwhichdominatedbythelanguageofEnglish.Nameisnotjustahuman-being’scode;italsorepresentsmanypeople’snatureandconnotation（includingcharacter,occupation,background,education,socialstatus,aswellasadvantagesanddisadvantages）.Butnotallnamesarecreatedequal.Someofthemcarryunwantedconnotations;someofthemaresorarethattheysoundasforeignassomeChinesedo,butsomeChinesenameswoulddrawsniggersandlaughs;someofthemwouldsimplybeinappropriate.Maybe,thisthesiswillbringpeoplewithexcitingbenefitsofobtaininganidealEnglishname.

Chapter1

TheExplorationofEnglishNameRoots

Theformationofnamerevealedconsanguinityandblood,inanotherword,weChinesecalleditas‘carryonthefamilyline’or‘succession’.Thefamilynamesucceedsgenerationbygeneration.Thebloodlinksthefamilymemberandthegeneshowsacontinuationoflife.

InordertoselectagoodEnglishname,atfirst,weshoulddosomeexplorationoftheEnglishname’srootandalsolearnthecontentofthename’scontent.Generallyspeaking,therootoftheEnglishnamedirectlycomesfromBible,Greek,Latin,English,German,Hebrew,IrishandSpanish,etc,andEnglishnamecommonlyincludesthreeparts:

Thefirstname（sometimes,wealsocalleditChristiannameorthegivenname）,themiddlenameandthefamilyname（thelastname）.Forexample:

WilliamJeffersonClinton,Williamisthefirstname,JeffersonisthemiddlenameandClintonisthefamilyname.CharlesRobertDarwin,Charlesisthefirstname,RobertisthemiddlenameandDarwinisthefamilyname.Butthemiddlenamewillbedeletedatmosttime.Forinstance:

GeorgeBush.Andmanypeoplewouldliketoreplacethefirstnamewithnickname.Justas:

BillClinton.Evennow,thenicknamehasbecometheformalname.

AstotheexplorationoftheEnglishname,wecansimplydivideitintothreeparts:

therootofthefirstandmiddlenames,therootofnicknamesandtherootofsurnames.

1.1.TheRootoftheFirstandMiddleNames

AccordingtothecustominEnglish-speakingcountries,whenababyreceivedthebaptism,thepastorwillgiftthebabyaChristianname（thefirstnameorthegivenname）.Ofcourse,theowneralsocanobtainanothernameasthefirstnameafter16-year-old.

Asmentionedaboveoftheindividualname（thefirstnameandthegivenname）,Iwouldliketointroducesomerelativeknowledge,especially,therootoftheindividualname—thefirstnameandgivenname.

Firstly，ThenamecamefromBible,Romandeify,Greecedeify,Germanandtheliterarymasterpiece.Thisisveryimportantforparentstomakeanidlenamefortheirchildren,especiallyforthosefamilieswhohavebeliefinBible,Romandeify,andGreecedeify,Germanandtheliterarymasterpiece.

Secondly,peopletooktheancestor’snationality,riversandmountains,flowersandtrees,birdsandbeasts,orpearlsandjewelsastheirname.Ontheonehand,theythoughtthesenameshavegoodunderlyingmeaning.Forexample,someparentstook‘tiger’or‘dragon’astheirchildren’sname,becausetheywantedtheirchildrentobeaboldpersonandhadabrilliantfuture.Ontheotherhand,thenametakenfromtheancestor’snationality,riversandmountains,andotherplantsofnaturesoundedgoodandbeautiful.

Thirdly,manyderivativesdevelopedfromtheChristianname.

Lastly,thenicknamebecameanindependentname（thatisthenicknameinsteadofthefirstandthegivenname）afteralongtime’susage.

1.2.TheRootofNicknames

Englishnamesoftenincludethenicknames,whichisrelativelyunfamiliartoChineseusers.SuchasCatherineisthenicknameofCathyAndy,WilliamisBill.Andthelastoneisnotregular,justliketheUnitedStatesPresidentBillClintonisWilliamClinton.ClintondeclaredthatWilliamJeffersonClintonwouldbetheformalnameinhisinaugural.

Nicknamessoundchildishsometimes.InEnglish-speakingcountries,callingapeople’snicknameisjustanordinarything.However,ifachildwascalledMargaretPeggy,butPeggymayfeeltoochildishandunsuitablewhenhewasinhismiddleage.

Generallyspeaking,ithasalonghistorythatnicknamewasusedasaseparatename.ThenicknameTinaChristinacanbeanexample.AccordingtoTheNewAmericanDictionaryofBabyNames,intheearly20thcentury,TinaChristinahasbeenusedindependently.Ofcourse,inChina,peopledonotunderstandthenickname,noroftencallthenickname.Whetheritisnecessarytoselectonenickname,itdependsoneveryindividual.

InEnglish-speakingcountries,inordertoshowtheintimacy,nicknameiscalledamongrelatives,friendsorcolleagues.Themethodsofformingnicknameareshownbelow.

Firstly,keepingonthefirstsyllableasnickname,forexample:

Donald→Don,Timothy→Tim.

Secondly,keepingonthelastsyllableasnickname,forexample:

Anthony→Tony,Beuben→Ben.

Thirdly,adding–ieor–yattheendofthename,forexample:

Don→Donnie,Tim→Timmy

Fourthly,dividingonenameintotwonicknames,forexample:

Andrew→AndyandDrew.

Fifthly,somechangeswithoutregularpattern,suchasWilliam→Bill.

1.3.TheRootofSurnames

IntheancientEngland,people’snamewithoutsurnameisonecommonthinguntil16thcentury.Fromthattimeon,usingsurnameturnedintopopularwithallwalksoflife.Andthesurnamescouldcomefromthesewaysasfollow:

Firstly,thosenamesdirectlycamefromChristianname,suchas:

Clinton,Darwin,andsoon.

Secondly,someaffixescouldshowthepedigreerelation,liketheprefixes:

M-,Mc-,Mac-,Fitz-,thesuffixes:

-s,-son,-ing,andsoon.

Thirdly,som