英汉语人名的差异及文化内涵

The Discrepancies between Chinese and English Male and Female Names

人名作为人类特有的社会现象,同复杂的社会文化有着深刻的联系,也是帮助人们从侧面了解一个民族的历史、语言、心理、宗教、习俗等信息的一个窗口。本文列举了丰富的事例,从英汉语人名的结构和特征以及各自的文化内涵方面作了一些有益的比较和探讨,有助于我们进一步了解中西方文化在男女人名传统风俗方面的异同之处。

As a unique social offspring, name bears a close link to its culture and seems inseparable from the understanding of such information as a nation s history, language, psychology, religion and customs. This paper intends to, with its rich examples of both English and Chinese names, probe into the respective structures, features, and cultural connotation of the names, which will be conducive to be- coming acquainted with the customary similar and differences in names.