Parallels in Naming for Bulgarians and Chinese Cover Image

Именуването при българи и китайци: паралели
Parallels in Naming for Bulgarians and Chinese

Author(s): Tian Jianjun
Subject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: Bulgaria; China; Parallels; Names; Origin

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to draw a comparison between the Chinese and the Bulgarian name systems. The discussion is structured around the following aspects: Structural features of personal and family names; Origin of the surname; Form of the names; The influence of religion on personal names; Resources of proper nouns; Basic norms when choosing personal names; Geographical area of name distribution; Legal basis of the name system. The literature used is in Bulgarian and in Chinese.