Why do most celebrities have two names (except those with compound surnames)? There are few three-word names: for example, yellow, and so on.

After reading Romance of the Three Kingdoms, someone asked: Why are most people in the Three Kingdoms with single names? Indeed, if we look at history, the names of the three countries in the Eastern Han Dynasty for more than 300 years are almost all one word, and there are very few names with two words. The names in the History of the Later Han Dynasty and the History of the Three Kingdoms sometimes have two words, but some of these people are hermits, such as Pang Degong and Deng. Some are birth names, such as Liu Penzi and Zheng Xiaotong; Have a plenty of words, such as Huang and Gou Jubo. Intellectuals, officials and dignitaries can't find the same name. This is really weird.

The problem lies with Wang Mang. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang usurped power. In order to consolidate his rule, he picked up Dong Zhongshu's "Theological Teleology" and carried out a series of so-called "New Deal", from land system to employment system, from currency to place names. Wang Mang pays special attention to "name". As soon as he came to power, he set off a wave of name change. First, the official names at all levels in the central government were changed, and then the place names were changed greatly. I changed it today, and I changed it back tomorrow, which makes people feel at a loss. Later, even "Xiongnu" was changed to "surrender slaves" and "Khan" was changed to "serve", which triggered a national war. Wang Mang worked hard on the name. He paid special attention to his "Wang" and gave his surname "Wang" to many of Liu's royal family and heroes to show his favor.

There is such a record in The History of Han Wang Mang: Wang Mang's eldest grandson is called Wang Zong. If he had waited a little slower, relying on his grandfather and father, this Wang Zong could have been emperor, but he was too impatient. I got the clothes and hat of the son of heaven, put it on, had a portrait painted and three bronze seals carved, and plotted with my uncle to seize power. But the level is limited and things are exposed. Although I am a grandson, this matter cannot be taken lightly. Wang Zong committed suicide when he saw that the situation was not good. Although people are dead, they will be deprived of "political power." Wang Mang gave this order: "Change the original name of the sect to two, and now it is renamed as the sect." This order can't be seen without thinking. "Making" is a law. The original name was "Wang" and was later changed to "Wang Zong" according to law. Now he has broken the law and must be changed back. He is also called the original "king". From this order of Wang Mang, we can see three problems: First, the number of words used in Wang Mang's previous names is infinite, and the names of his grandchildren are all two words. Second, after Wang Mang came to power, he once engaged in a "production" of "going to the second place", that is, it was stipulated in legal form that the word name was not allowed. Three, after the crime, restore the name, as a punishment.

There is also a saying in Wang Han Mangzhuan: "Xiongnu Khan, born naturally, went to the second place", which means that Xiongnu Khan has removed one word from the name of the two words according to the law of Yishun Dynasty. It can be seen that at that time, there was not only a law prohibiting the use of two-character names, but also an influence on the Huns.

Since then, due to Wang Mang's decree, people have gradually developed the habit of using single-word names. Later, although Wang Mang broke his promise, he never changed, and even became a trend. He thought it was disgraceful to use two words to name him. If everyone has a single name now, it will be in big trouble, because a single name can easily lead to duplicate names. However, at that time, the population was not large, people's activities and communication radius were limited, and single-word names did not have much adverse impact on society. Therefore, the phenomenon of single words continued until the Three Kingdoms period.

The names of the three countries tell us that the names of people have strong stages, and each era has its own naming characteristics. Knowing this, some people can guess the same by looking at his name and what era he is.