The book of Chinese names : a guide to auspicious and elegant names = 取名宝典 / Goh Kheng Chuan, Goh Kheng Yew
Digitised Book 216.73.216.10 (0)
1999
Information About
The aim of this book is to help parents devise meaningful and elegant names. You will leam what makes a good name and the steps in creating an auspicious name. The book categorised characters for naming into specific themes such as Auspicious, Artistic, Moral, Business, Nature, and others for easy selection.
Additional Details
- Title
- The book of Chinese names : a guide to auspicious and elegant names = 取名宝典 / Goh Kheng Chuan, Goh Kheng Yew
- Creators
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- Goh, Kheng Chuan
- Subject
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- Names, Chinese
- Names, Personal--Chinese
- Publisher
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- Rank Books, 1999
- National Library Board Singapore, 1999
- Contributors
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- Goh, Kheng Yew
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, ill.
- Table of Contents
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- 1. The importance of names. The origin of surnames. The origin of clan names. How clan names became surnames. List of Chinese surnames -- 2. What makes a good name. The difference between Ming and Zi. The uniqueness of Chinese names. Surnames and names. Qualities of a good name... -- 3. Methods of naming. Naming after generation names. Names expressing the hopes and ideals of parents...
- Edition
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- 2nd ed.
- Copyright
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- All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.