姓名,或日名字,是伴随每个人终生的重要社会符号。“赐子千金,不如教子一艺;教子一艺,不如赐子好名”。自古至今,人名之于一个人的重要性可谓不言而喻,而这也是放之四海而皆准的道理。中西方国家在人名结构、渊源及取名方式等方面有异曲同工之处,也有大相径庭之时,在不同程度上也反映了两种异域文化的独到与风采。 Name, or day name, is an important social symbol that accompanies each person’s lifetime. “Give child daughter, it is better to teach a child art; god child art, it is better to give child a good name ”. Since ancient times, the importance of a person’s name to one person can be described as self-evident. There are also similarities and differences between the western countries in the names structure, origin, and the way of naming them, and they also reflect the uniqueness and style of the two exotic cultures in varying degrees.