"That is interesting... and similar to how we name our own.
When a child is born, a few days after birth, elder male familiar members meet with the parents to give input on the child's birth name. It could be a sentiment of what they would like for their life or something that means something to them. It is usually only one character.
Later in life, when a child comes of age, they are given a courtesy name. It may have been picked out as early as the birth name, but they do not begin to go by it until maturity. This also has a meaning behind it. Some without courtesy names assigned by parents will pick their own.
My birth name is Lan Zhan. You will often hear Wei Ying... Wei WuXian referring to me as such. 'Lan' is the color blue. 'Zhan' also refers to a shade of blue. 'WangJi' means to forget worldly matters."
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When a child is born, a few days after birth, elder male familiar members meet with the parents to give input on the child's birth name. It could be a sentiment of what they would like for their life or something that means something to them. It is usually only one character.
Later in life, when a child comes of age, they are given a courtesy name. It may have been picked out as early as the birth name, but they do not begin to go by it until maturity. This also has a meaning behind it. Some without courtesy names assigned by parents will pick their own.
My birth name is Lan Zhan. You will often hear Wei Ying... Wei WuXian referring to me as such. 'Lan' is the color blue. 'Zhan' also refers to a shade of blue. 'WangJi' means to forget worldly matters."