On the Similarity of the Chinese and English Names from the Cultural Perspective

The comparative study of Chinese and English culture has always been the hot discussion in recent years. Among the massive comparative studies, name comparison is one of the significant aspects since name is the important carrier of culture. However, most studies cast their focus on the differences between Chinese and English names. On the basis f the abundant examples and relative theories, the paper tries to list the similarities of Chinese and English names in order to prove that the incredible similarities between them result from the cultural similarity and the similarity of the human and social progression despite they are the carriers of different histories, customs and values.