《嘉禾吏民田家莂》中的田家姓名问题

“田家莂”简共计田家人名近2000个,且全是单名,其中有很多同姓同名者。田家单名问题实际上涉及两汉三国时期起名趣向的演变,而与书写便利与否无关。简中的同丘、同姓同名、同性别者,无论其身份是否相同.都存在属于不同人物的情况。此外,当时长沙郡民有一些反映历史时代特征、社会生活状况以及周围生态环境的起名趣向.还有一些田家人名则蕴含着有关道教、避讳等方面的某些信息。

The Question of the Names of the Tian Family Members Mentioned on the Slips Titled Jiahe limin Tianjia bie

The slips titled Jiahe limin Tianjia bie include the names of nearly two thousand members of the Tian family, but all have single-character given names. Many people have identical surnames and given names as well as many southern ethnic names. The fact that Tian clan members had single-character given names hints at changes in naming practices in the Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period, and does not been to have been a labour-saving convention followed by scribes. Regardless of social position, the sharing of graves, surnames, given names and the lack of gender distinction seems to have been a common phenomenon. The slips also show a unique characteristic of the inhabitants of the Changsha prefecture at that time was the tendency of their names to reflect social life and the environment, while some names also reflect Daoist beliefs and naming taboos.