Comparison Between Ivorian And Chinese People’s Names

Name is a cultural phenomenon in all countries in the world,a symbolic representation of people,and the main carrier of people’s information transmission.The name is a symbol used to refer to each person,thus distinguishing him from others.But it is not only a simple mark,but also contains rich social and cultural connotations,which can reflect the different cultures and historical contexts,values,customs,and religious beliefs of different countries.Confucius said: "If a name is not right,words will not go well";"The Bible Proverbs" also wrote: "A good name is better than a big fortune." The importance of names is widely recognized in both C?te d’Ivoire and China.However,throughout the ages,C?te d’Ivoire has done very little research on names,while it is more abundant in China.In China,in ancient times and in modern times,many scholars have done various researches on names and nowadays,have reached the cultural level.In C?te d’Ivoire,the results of name research are limited to middle names,and although scholars have done some research on names,they only understand the meaning of the characters without developing them,and moreover,there is no comparison with Chinese names.American writer Dale Carnegie said: "For a person,his name is the sweetest and most important sound in any language,Remembering the names of customers,work contacts and colleagues will help you continue and achieve a successful career.” In short,name is one of the window through which people browse the differences in society.From this point of view,this article compares the structure and origin of Ivorian and Chinese names and explores the cultural factors contained in the names of their people.This will help to understand each other for a better Cooperation in the future.In addition to the introduction,this article is divided into four parts: The first part-the analysis of the characteristics of the name in the subject,starts with the introduction of the names of the two countries and compares the structure of their names.The content of the comparison includes the structure types,components and order,etc.,and summarizes the cultural reasons for the differences.The second part is the analysis of the history and source of names.This part compares the sources of the names of the two countries.The comparison results show that religious beliefs,totem worship and traditional customs are all factors that affect the cultural similarities and differences of the names of the two countries.The third part is an analysis of the cultural connotation of names.Use the names of the subjects in the past 30 years as the corpus to analyze,summarize the changes and development of names in the two countries in the past 30 years,and then through analysis and comparison,it is found that the differences in the names of the two countries after the development and changes include gender and religion,Values and other aspects.The fourth part as Conclusion predicts the future development trend of the names of the two countries.