"Warring States Policy" records a very interesting allusion called "Zeng Shan killed people", Zeng Shan was a disciple of Confucius, he did not kill people, but there was a person with the same name as him who killed people, and as a result, others thought that he did it, which can really be described as "people sitting at home, the pot comes from heaven". It can be seen that such a thing as the same name and surname sometimes really causes some trouble.
There are a large number of Chinese surnames, according to the "Dictionary of Chinese Surnames", throughout the ages, there are at least 6931 single surnames recorded in the Guanghan literature, and 9012 compound surnames, in addition to multi-character surnames, full of 9 character surnames, in addition to the popular "Zhao Qiansun Li Zhou Wu Zheng Wang" and other surnames, there are many unpopular and disappeared surnames.
It's just that no matter how many surnames and chinese characters there are, they can't stand the large population and limited choices for names, so it is very common to have duplicate names in ancient times. The ancients paid attention to the inheritance of clan blood, did not encounter special circumstances (such as family threats) usually "do not change the name, sit and do not change the surname", but the modern society is different, the pursuit of individuality of the parents, have given their children some unique names or even changed the unique surname.
The author has seen many netizens share their own examples: many years ago, "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" was popular, so some parents took the surname of their children as "Ge" and the nickname "Ge Ge"; in addition, because of the problem of accent and sloppy registration, the original surname "Tan" was surnamed "Tang" on the ID card. There are many nonsense incidents related to surnames, but none of them are hilarious as the surname created by a student in Wuhan.
A student in the School of Mechanical Engineering of the International College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology became popular online because his parents created his domineering surname "Spring and Autumn". "Spring and Autumn" originally referred to the historical period from 770 BC to 476 BC, that is, the first half of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, in addition, "Spring and Autumn" is also the title of the Hundred Books of the Sons, including "Yanzi Spring and Autumn", "Lü's Spring and Autumn" and so on.
Therefore, the two words "Spring and Autumn" themselves give people a sense of historical precipitation, and what makes people cry and laugh even more is that the full name of this male student is actually called "Spring and Autumn Warring States", which really uses the historical stage as a name. There is no "Spring and Autumn" compound surname in "Hundred Family Names", and the boy said in an interview that his surname is unique in the country and can guarantee that he will not repeat his name.
As for taking "Chunqiu" as a surname, is it because his father or mother's surname is "Chun"? Not so, his father's surname is Liu, his mother's surname is Li, took this surname because Liu Father especially likes to study history, initially named his son "Liu Warring States", and later felt that this name was not complete, it was changed to "Spring and Autumn Warring States", so this new surname was born.
Of course, the situation of this student is an example, the name "Spring and Autumn Warring States" can be used as an official name, but also because when he was born, the management of surnames in China was not strict today, according to the current legislative interpretation, this kind of arbitrary surname will affect the efficiency of social management, not supported, but out of the "law does not retroactive principle", its name can continue to be used.
I have to say that the name "Spring and Autumn Warring States" is more domineering than the "glory of the king", greatly reducing the repetition rate, if this student continues to pass on the "Spring and Autumn" surname, I am afraid that a new surname ethnic group will really be produced in the future, but some lawyers said that according to the current regulations, such surnames, descendants can not continue. There are pros and cons to everything, and the pursuit of personality in serious matters inevitably encounters more troubles in life, and the "Spring and Autumn Warring States" are often used as pseudonyms, which makes him feel distressed.