ABSTRACT
In order to discover the similarities and difference between the Eastern and Western name cultural connotation, this paper researches the composition, exertion, origins and present situation of Chinese and English personal names and what religious thought, social values, and national characters they reflect. First, it elaborates the presence and expression of name culture in social and cultural life, which show the significance of it; second, it sums up the similarities both in Chinese and English name culture by using induction; third, it does the contrastive studies to find the differences between Chinese and English name culture and formulates the different representation in point view of itself, history, religious thought and values; finally, it explains about the principles and methods according to the characteristics of their culture by using information research methods, combining with translation theory and translation practice.
Key words：personal name; name culture connotation; personal name translation
Contents
1．Introduction 1
2. Overview of name culture 2
2.1 Social function 2
2.2 Historical change 3
2.3 National characteristics 4
3. The study of cultural connotation 6
3.1 The similarity in cultural connotation 6
3.2 The difference in cultural connotation 10
4. The method of translation of Chinese and English names 12
4.1 English translation of Chinese name 12
4.2 Chinese translation of English names 13
5．Conclusion 15
Acknowledgements 16
References 17
