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【标题】汉英姓名来源的对比研究 【作者】蒋 秋 燕 【关键词】汉语姓名;?英语姓名;?来源;?相似性;?差异性 【指导老师】李 雷 【专业】英语 【正文】I. IntroductionEach person has his or her own name. Names are used by human beings and they are the signs for people to distinguish one person from the others. They have some particular functions that no other signs can perform. They are not only linguistic symbols, but also social symbols, representing relationship in societies and cultures.?“Each person has his name which distinguishes himself from other members in the community, and each country has its own name system owing to their different historical and cultural background”.1 Before the birth of a child, parents talked the most commonly about how to give children a good name. The people always ask child’s name at first after blessing when a child is born. Chinese attach great importance to their names and pay attention to?“line does not change its name, sitting not changed”. All these show the position of the names in people’s lives. It can be said that the names of people are the most important and most basic description in many titles. Name is the letter signs differing people from one another in social life. However, the name is not just a symbol, it is also a culture. Each person’s name must have a cultural connotation.?“The origin of names and the selection of names are close connected with a certain degree of national history, social values, religious beliefs, the entironment as well as the cultivation, ambition and aspirations of named people(mostly of parents)”2.Personal names are the products of the historical development of human society. They reflect the ancient civilization and splendid cultures from different respects. The choice of name tells something about human society and reflects the social culture. Therefore, the development of personal names cannot be isolated from the social culture background.?“Names are the inseparable part of culture and the inevitable outcome of cultural evolution. Like other l