New Chinese law discourages fancy names for children

A legislative interpretation passed by China's legislature the National People's Congress (NPC) said citizens must use parents' surnames in principle, but can choose other surnames such as those of lineal relatives, those of foster-parents or other surnames for "rational reasons", a state-run news agency reported.
  
People from ethnic minorities can name themselves based on their own custom.
  
The interpretation was based on two articles in the general principles of the Civil Law and the Marriage Law, which stipulate that all Chinese citizens have the right to name; a surname can be that of either parent, the report said.
  
However, there are many cases of people who do not follow the convention, resulting in disputes and refusal by police to register newborns.
  
Names should "respect social morality" and should not damage public interests, the legislative interpretation said.
  
Chinese names usually consist of three, or sometimes two syllables, each having its own character.
  
The family name, or surname which is usually a monosyllable that precedes the given name.
  
There are no middle names, and there is a lot of flexibility over the given name, but it rarely exceeds two characters.

Source: MP News in Hindi and Chhattisgarh Hindi News