论英美人的姓名构成论英美人的姓名构成,文化内涵和社会称谓系统文化内涵和社会称谓系统 On Name Composition, Cultural Connotation and Social Appellation System of Briton and American ContentsAbstract.1Key Words.1Introduction.1.Name Composition.2.Cultural Connotation.42.1 Given Naming Address Forms.42.2 Cultural Connotation.52.2.1 Coming From Bible.52.2.2 Coming From Greek Myth and Roman Myth.62.2.3 Coming From Greek and Latin.62.3 Origin of Surname.62.3.1 Coming From Place Name.62.3.2 Coming From Living Place Landform.72.3.3 Coming From Place Name or Landforms.72.3.4 Coming from Fathers Name.72.3.5 Coming From Professions72.3.6 Coming From The Physical Feature.72.3.7 Coming From Some Plant.82.3.8 Coming From Nature.82.3.9 Coming From Noun,Adjective,Verb,Compound-word.8. Social Appellation System.8. Meaning.8 . Conclusion.12第 1 页 共 13 页References.12On Name Composition, Cultural Connotation andSocial Appellation System of Briton and American摘摘 要：要： 姓名是人类重要的交际工具，同时也是语言组成的一个特殊部分。姓名作为人类文化的重要组成部分和人类文化的精髓，有着悠久的历史。本文列举了丰富的事例，较详细地介绍了英美人姓名构成的基本特点和结构，探讨了英美人姓名构成的文化内涵和历史渊源，简单的叙述了英美人的社会称谓系统，并且探讨了英美人的姓名在跨文化交际中的意义。本文能够帮助我们学习西方文化和西方国家的传统风俗，从而我们能更好的了解英美人的姓名。人类历史经历了许多年,人类的文化继承了我们先辈留下的经验。随着社会的发展，人类文化也在发展。研究英美人的姓名有着重要的意义。关键词：关键词：姓名特点；文化内涵；历史渊源；社会称谓系统；意义Abstract: Name is an important communication tool in the human social, and the name always is the special part of language. Name as the important part of human culture and the marrow of human culture have longstanding history. This thesis enumerates plenty of examples, it details the feature and structure of name of Briton and American. It explores the cultural connotation and history origin of name of Briton and American. And this thesis expounds the social appellation system of Briton and American simply, and details the significance of the name of Briton and American in cross-cultural communication. This thesis can help us to learn western culture, to learn the traditional custom of western countries. Thus, we can understand the name of Briton and American better. The history of human being undergoes some years, the culture of human inherits the experiences of our ancestors. Following social develops, the culture of human is developing. Study the name of Briton and American has important significance. Key words: name composition; cultural connotation; historical origin; social appellation system; significance 第 2 页 共 13 页IntroductionResearch the name of Briton and American has important meaning on anthropology and cross-cultural communication. Name has important linguistic meaning for us as a symbol and an important part of language. When I was a little girl, I had studied Chinese, China has 5000 years history, and the development of character follows human history. Confucian school idea has deep-rooted position in China. We have characters first, and then we have culture, so name as one part of culture has its special significance. It is necessary to research the cultural connotation and appellation system of name of Briton and American in cross-cultural communication. Name can help define an individuals identity, both within the family unit and within the community. Sometimes, a persons name has religious significance. Every day, people must communicate with each other, and at any time, we call other peoples name. So, name is a button. Name as a symbol has important position in cultural communication. The history of western country is short. English as an independent language, its history just has more 1400 years. The country of Briton and American believes Christianity, Bible has deep-rooted influence for the cultural of Briton and American. We inquire different significance of name at cross-cultural communication background and compare it to other culture and then we research its worth. It details the feature and structure of name of Briton and American. This discussion inquires cultural connotation and appellation system of name of Briton and American, so we can realize the cultural connotation and historical origin of name of Briton and American from it. Thus, we can understand the cultural of Briton and American better.Appellation system is special system of language. In human being, people use language to communicate, they communicate their idea, understand each other. Without language, human being cant exist and develop. If without name, people cant communicate with each other. Generally speaking, human being has language at first, and then human has k