Linguistic Archaeology: Chinese culture

A. Male names

1. A
2. Ai
3. An
4. Au
5. Bai
6. Bang
7. Bau
8. Bei
9. Beng
10. Bi
11. Bin
12. Bing
13. Bu
14. Bwo
15. Cha
16. Chang
17. Chau
18. Cheng
19. Chi
20. Chin
21. Ching
22. Chr
23. Chung
24. Chwa
25. Chwun
26. Chyan
27. Chyang
28. Chyou
29. Chyu
30. Chywan
31. Da
32. Dai
33. Dan
34. Dau
35. De
36. Dei
37. Ding
38. Dou
39. Du
40. Dung
41. Dwo
42. Dyan
43. Dzai
44. Dzau
45. Dze
46. Dzeng
47. Dzih
48. Dzu
49. Dzung
50. Dzwo
51. En
52. Er
53. Fa
54. Fang
55. Fei
56. Feng
57. Fu
58. Fwo
59. Ga
60. Gai
61. Gan
62. Gang
63. Gau
64. Ge
65. Gei
66. Geng
67. Gu
68. Gung
69. Gwan
70. Gwang
71. Gwei
72. Gwo
73. Gwun
74. Hai
75. Han
76. Hang
77. Hau
78. He
79. Hen
80. Heng
81. Hou
82. Hu
83. Hung
84. Hwa
85. Hwai
86. Hwang
87. Hwei
88. Hwo
89. Jang
90. Jau
91. Jen
92. Jeng
93. Jr
94. Ju
95. Jung
96. Jwei
97. Jwo
98. Ka
99. Kai
100. Kan
101. Kang
102. Kau
103. Ke
104. Keng
105. Kung
106. Kwan
107. Kwang
108. Kwo
109. Kwun
110. Lai
111. Lan
112. Lang
113. Lau
114. Le
115. Li
116. Ling
117. Lu
118. Lung
119. Lwo
120. Lyan
121. Lyang
122. Lye
123. Lyou
124. Ma
125. Man
126. Mang
127. Mei
128. Mi
129. Min
130. Ming
131. Mwo
132. Ni
133. Ning
134. Pang
135. Pei
136. Peng
137. Pi
138. Pin
139. Pu
140. Pwo
141. Pye
142. Rang
143. Ren
144. Ru
145. Rung
146. Rwei
147. Rwo
148. Rwun
149. Sai
150. San
151. Se
152. Shai
153. Shan
154. Shang
155. Shau
156. Sheng
157. Shou
158. Shr
159. Shu
160. Su
161. Sung
162. Swei
163. Swun
164. Syan
165. Syang
166. Syau
167. Sye
168. Syi
169. Syin
170. Sying
171. Syou
172. Syu
173. Syun
174. Syung
175. Sywan
176. Sywe
177. Szih
178. Tai
179. Tan
180. Ting
181. Tsai
182. Tsung
183. Tu
184. Tung
185. Two
186. Tyan
187. Wai
188. Wan
189. Wang
190. Wei
191. Wen
192. Wu
193. Yan
194. Yang
195. Yau
196. Ye
197. Yi
198. Yin
199. Ying
200. You
201. Yu
202. Yun
203. Yung
204. Ywan
205. Ywe
206. Zhi
207. Zhin
208. Zhing
209. Zhya
210. Zhyan
211. Zhyang
212. Zhyau
213. Zhyou
214. Zhyu
215. Zhyun
216. Zhyung
217. ba
218. ben
219. chen
220. chu
221. chwun
222. chyan
223. chyang
224. chyau
225. chyu
226. chywan
227. chywe
228. dang
229. di
230. dwei
231. dye
232. e
233. fan
234. fen
235. gwa
236. hei
237. hwan
238. jan
239. je
240. jou
241. ku
242. kwei
243. la
244. lin
245. lwun
246. nan
247. nyan
248. o
249. pa
250. pau
251. ping
252. reng
253. sen
254. shwan
255. shwang
256. shwo
257. shwun
258. sya
259. syao
260. ta
261. tang
262. tau
263. ti
264. tou
265. tsz
266. twei
267. zhya
268. zhyan
269. zhye


Popularity of Use
A       %      E      %       I       %      O       %        U         %
106  39%  54   20%    62   23%  26     9%      74      27%

B       %      C      %       D       %      F       %        G         %
12    4%     25    9%     24    8%     8      2%      74      27%

H       %      J      %       K       %      L       %        M         %
69    25%   12    4%     14    5%    17     6%      8       2%

N       %      P      %       Q       %      R       %        S         %
120   44%  11   4%      0      0%     10    3%      39        14%

T       %      V      %       W       %      X       %        Y         %
16    5%     0      0%     55    20%   0        0%      60      22%

Z       %
24     8%


Popularity of use
44% N:
39% A, N: nan, A, An,
27% G, U, A, N: Au, Ga, Gan, Gang, Gau, Gu, Gung,
25% H, G, U, A, N: Cha, Chang, Chau, Chung, Han, Hang, Hau, Hou, Hu, Hung,
23% I, H, G, U, A, N: Ni, Ning, Chi, Chin, Ching, Ai, Gai, Hai,
22% Y, I, H, G, U, A, N: nyan, Yu, Yun, Yung, Yan, Yang, Yau, Yi, Yin, Ying, Chyan, Chyang, Chyou, Chyu,
20% W, E, Y, I, H, G, U, A, N: e, gwa, hei, hwan, Ywan, Ywe, Wai, Wan, Wang, Wei, Wen, Wu, Ye, Hwa, Hwai, Hwang, Hwei, Hwo, He, Hen, Heng, Gwan, Gwang, Gwei, Gwo, Gwun, Ge, Gei, Geng, Chywan, En, Chwa, Chwun, Cheng,
14% S, W, E, Y, I, H, G, U, A, N: sen, shwan, shwang, shwun, sya, Sai, San, Se, Shai, Shan, Shang, Shau, Sheng, Shu, Su, Sung, Swei, Swun, Syan, Syang, Syau, Sye, Syi, Syin, Sying, Syu, Syun, Syung, Sywan, Sywe,
9% C, O, S, W, E, Y, I, H, G, U, A, N: o, shwo, syao, chu, chyan, chyang, chyau, chyu, chywan, chywe, chwun, chen, Syou, You, Shou,
8% Z, D, C, O, S, W, E, Y, I, H, G, U, A, N: Zhi, Zhin, Zhing, Zhya, Zhyan, Zhyang, Zhyau, Zhyou, Zhyu, Zhyun, Zhyung, dang, di, dwei, dye, zhya, zhyan, zhye, Szih, Da, Dai, Dan, Dau, De, Dei, Ding, Dou, Du, Dung, Dwo, Dyan, Dzai, Dzau, Dze, Dzeng, Dzih, Dzu, Dzung, Dzwo,
6% L, Z, D, C, O, S, W, E, Y, I, H, G, U, A, N: la, lin, lwun, Lai, Lan, Lang, Lau, Le, Li, Ling, Lu, Lung, Lwo, Lyan, Lyang, Lye, Lyou,
5% T, K, L, Z, D, C, O, S, W, E, Y, I, H, G, U, A, N: ku, kwei, ta, tang, tau, ti, tou, tsz, twei, Tai, Tan, Ting, Tsai, Tsung, Tu, Tung, Two, Tyan, Kang, Kau, Ke, Keng, Kung, Kwan, Kwang, Kwo, Kwun, Ka, Kai, Kan,
4% P, J, B, T, K, L, Z, D, C, O, S, W, E, Y, I, H, G, U, A, N: ba, ben, jan, je, jou, pa, pau, ping, Pang, Pei, Peng, Pi, Pin, Pu, Pwo, Pye, Bai, Bang, Bau, Bei, Beng, Bi, Bin, Bing, Bu, Bwo, Jang, Jau, Jen, Jeng, Ju, Jung, Jwei, Jwo,
3% R, P, J, B, T, K, L, Z, D, C, O, S, W, E, Y, I, H, G, U, A, N: reng, Rang, Ren, Ru, Rung, Rwei, Rwo, Rwun, Shr, Er, Jr, Chr,
2% M, F, R, P, J, B, T, K, L, Z, D, C, O, S, W, E, Y, I, H, G, U, A, N: fan, fen, Ma, Man, Mang, Mei, Mi, Min, Ming, Mwo, Fa, Fang, Fei, Feng, Fu, Fwo,
0% Q, V, X


Conclusion: At 39% the earliest male chinese names are A-nan and An-nan ( Annan with a double n midafix is likely an Assyrian name). They peak slightly at 25% before a slight decline at 23%. They peak at 20% before declining until 9%.
They Peak at 8% and drop again at 6%. They climb at 5%, peaking at 4% before declining at 3% and recovering slightly at 2%.



B. Female names
1. A
2. Ai
3. An
4. Bai
5. Bau
6. Bei
7. Ben
8. Bi
9. Bin
10. Bing
11. Chen
12. Cheng
13. Chi
14. Chin
15. Ching
16. Chu
17. Chung
18. Chwei
19. Chwun
20. Chyang
21. Chyou
22. Chyun
23. Da
24. Dai
25. Dan
26. Dau
27. De
28. Ding
29. Dou
30. Dung
31. Dzai
32. Dzan
33. Dzau
34. Dzih
35. Er
36. Fang
37. Fei
38. Feng
39. Fu
40. Gwei
41. Hai
42. He
43. Hu
44. Hung
45. Hwa
46. Hwan
47. Hwang
48. Hwei
49. Jau
50. Jen
51. Jr
52. Jwo
53. Lai
54. Lan
55. Lang
56. Lau
57. Lei
58. Li
59. Lin
60. Ling
61. Lu
62. Lyan
63. Lyou
64. Mei
65. Min
66. Ming
67. Mu
68. Mwo
69. Myau
70. Nai
71. Nan
72. Nu
73. Nyou
74. Pau
75. Pei
76. Ping
77. Ran
78. Rou
79. Ru
80. Rung
81. Rwei
82. Rwun
83. Sang
84. Shan
85. Shau
86. Shou
87. Shr
88. Shu
89. Su
90. Sung
91. Sya
92. Syang
93. Syau
94. Sye
95. Syi
96. Syin
97. Sying
98. Syou
99. Syu
100. Syung
101. Sywan
102. Sywe
103. Tai
104. Tan
105. Te
106. Ting
107. Tsai
108. Tswei
109. Tsz
110. Tyan
111. Wan
112. Wei
113. Wen
114. Weng
115. Ya
116. Yan
117. Yi
118. Yin
119. Ying
120. You
121. Yu
122. Yun
123. Yung
124. Ywan
125. Ywe
126. Zhi
127. Zhin
128. Zhing
129. Zhung
130. Zhya
131. Zhyan
132. Zhyang
133. Zhye
134. Zhyu
135. Zhyun
136. Zhywan
137. Zhywe
138. bwo
139. chau
140. chou
141. chwan
142. chywe
143. di
144. dzing
145. fen
146. gai
147. gu
148. jan
149. jou
150. ju
151. kai
152. ku
153. kwei
154. lwun
155. man
156. na
157. ni
158. nyau
159. ren
160. rwan
161. syan
162. wa
163. wai
164. zhyau


Popularity of Use
A       %      E      %       I       %      O       %        U         %
61   37%    29   17%   50   30%  13     7%      50       30%

B       %      C      %       D       %      F       %        G         %
8        4%    16    9%    14     8%    5       3%      32    19%

H       %      J      %       K       %      L       %        M         %
43    26%   7     4%      3       1%    12     7%     7         4%

N       %      P      %       Q       %      R       %        S         %
76    46%   3      1%      0       0%   11     6%      24      14%

T       %      V      %       W       %      X       %        Y         %
8       4%    0       0%     30    18%   0      0%       43      26%

Z       %
19     11%


Popularity of use
46% N:
37% A, N: An, Nan, na, A,
30% I, U, A, N: Nai, ni, Ai, Nu,
26% H, Y, I, U, A, N: Ya, Yan, Yi, Yin, Yu, Yun, nyau, Hai, Hu,
19% G, H, Y, I, U, A, N: gai, gu, Hung, Ying, Yung,
18% W, G, H, Y, I, U, A, N: Ywan, wa, wai, Wan, Hwa, Hwan, Hwang,
17% E, W, G, H, Y, I, U, A, N: Wei, Wen, Weng, Ywe, He, Hwei, Gwei,
14% S, E, W, G, H, Y, I, U, A, N: Sang, Shan, Shau, Shu, Su, Sung, Sya, Syang, Syau, Sye, Syi, Syin, Sying, Syu, Syung, Sywan, Sywe, syan,
11% Z, S, E, W, G, H, Y, I, U, A, N: Zhi, Zhin, Zhing, Zhung, Zhya, Zhyan, Zhyang, Zhye, Zhyu, Zhyun, Zhywan, Zhywe, zhyau,
9% C, Z, S, E, W, G, H, Y, I, U, A, N: Chen, Cheng, Chi, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chung, Chwei, Chwun, Chyang, Chyun, chau, chwan, chywe,
8% D, C, Z, S, E, W, G, H, Y, I, U, A, N: Da, Dai, Dan, Dau, De, Ding, Dung, Dzai, Dzan, Dzau, di, dzing, Dzih,
7% O, L, D, C, Z, S, E, W, G, H, Y, I, U, A, N: lwun, Shou, Syou, You, chou, Lyou, Nyou, Lai, Lan, Lang, Lau, Lei, Li, Lin, Ling, Lu, Lyan, Chyou, Dou,
6% R, O, L, D, C, Z, S, E, W, G, H, Y, I, U, A, N: Ran, Rou, Ru, Rung, Rwei, Rwun, Er, Shr, ren, rwan,
4% B, J, M, T, R, O, L, D, C, Z, S, E, W, G, H, Y, I, U, A, N: jan, jou, ju, bwo, man, Tai, Tan, Te, Ting, Tsai, Tswei, Tsz, Tyan, Mei, Min, Ming, Mu, Mwo, Myau, Jau, Jen, Jr, Jwo, Bai, Bau, Bei, Ben, Bi, Bin, Bing,
3% F, B, J, M, T, R, O, L, D, C, Z, S, E, W, G, H, Y, I, U, A, N: Fang, Fei, Feng, Fu, fen,
1% K, P, F, B, J, M, T, R, O, L, D, C, Z, S, E, W, G, H, Y, I, U, A, N: kai, ku, kwei, Pau, Pei, Ping,
0% Q, V, X


Conclusion: at 37% the earliest female chinese names are An-na, Nan-na (Babylonian?), and A-na. A momentary peak at 26% before dropping away at 19%. It peaks at 14% declining at 11%. Climbing at 9% and declining at 8%. Climbing at 7% and declining at 6%. Female chinese culture peaks at 4%, nearly collapsing at 3% with a minor recovery by 1%.