How Chinese parents give their kids names 2&3

How Chinese parents give their kids names - 2
❤️Big thanks to @milasius for such a great English translation!!! .

第二，家谱。
Dì‘èr, jiāpǔ.
The second way, genealogy. .

一些有钱或者有文化的家庭会有家谱。
Yìxiē yǒu qián huòzhě yǒu wénhuà de jiātíng huì yǒu jiāpǔ.
Some families with wealth or an education have genealogy to name a child.

如果有孩子出生，
Rúguǒ yǒu háizi chūshēng,
If a child is born,

父母会直接从家谱里找出一个名字给这个孩子。
Fùmǔ huì zhíjiē cóng jiāpǔ lǐ zhǎo chū yí gè míngzi gěi zhège háizi.
the parents will take a name directly from the family’s genealogy and use that to name the child.

每一代孩子的名字中，都会有一个相同的汉字。
Měi yí dài háizi de míngzì zhōng, dōu huì yǒu yí gè xiāngtóng de hànzì.
Every generation of children will have one Chinese character in their names that is the same.

还有，孩子的名字不可以和长辈有一样的汉字。
Hái yǒu, háizi de míngzi bù kěyǐ hé zhǎngbèi yǒu yíyàng de hànzì.
Additionally, the child’s name cannot have the same Chinese characters as one of the elders of the family.

这是为了表示尊敬。
Zhè shì wèile biǎoshì zūnjìng.
The reason for this is to express respect for the older generation. .

第三，父母的祝愿。
The third way, the wishes/hopes of the parents. .
一些父母会从字典里选出有特别意思的字，
Yìxiē fùmǔ huì cóng zìdiǎn lǐ xuǎn chū yǒu tèbié yìsi de zì,
Some parents will consult a dictionary and select characters with special meanings, .

比如说“美“和”杰“，还有”龙“。
bǐrú shuō “měi “hé” jié “, hái yǒu” lóng “.
for example “beautiful” and “excellent”, or “dragon”.

大家熟悉的Bluce Lee 和Jackie Chan,
Dàjiā shúxi de Bruce Lee hé Jackie Chan,
Everyone is familiar with Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan,

他们的中文名字就是“李小龙”和“成龙”。
tāmen de Zhōngwén míngzi jiù shì “Lǐ Xiǎolóng” hé “Chénglóng”.
their Chinese names are “Little Dragon Li” and “become the dragon”.

父母希望孩子可以像这些汉字的意思一样，
Fùmǔ xīwàng hái zǐ kěyǐ xiàng zhèxiē hànzì de yìsi yíyàng,
Their parents hoped their kids would be come similar to the meaning of their names,

成为很厉害的人。
chéngwéi hěn lìhai de rén.
They wanted their kids to become very impressive.