# Names & naming. ## Names & naming in China - [The most common Chinese names](https://web.archive.org/web/20070914115742/http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0565/2007/07-26/034%40030220.htm) (external resource) + https://www.quora.com/Do-ethnic-minorities-in-China-tend-to-have-Chinese-names/answer/JC-H%C3%B3u - Rageprufrock on Chinese naming in fiction: https://www.tumblr.com/rageprufrock/789909319924760576/hey-really-appreciating-the-cultural-context \[[[Rageprufrock on Chinese naming (24 Jul 2025)|Archived vers.]]] --- - **Bao family name (包)** - https://www.ancestry.com.au/name-origin?surname=bao - https://www.mychinaroots.com/surnames/detail?word=%E5%8C%85 - section in: https://www.quora.com/Do-ethnic-minorities-in-China-tend-to-have-Chinese-names/answer/JC-H%C3%B3u) - incredible: from the post, the name _Bao Zhang_ (保章) was the title of an official in charge of astrology during the Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 BC). (https://www.ancestry.com.au/name-origin?surname=bao)