Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-226878-20140909201911/@comment-96.237.64.211-20140910014105

Not sure about family demons, my book said Yama, a diety that judges the dead, wanted a boy as a sacrifice for their ancestors (or something) and he refuses to sacrifice any boy with a 'repulsive' name as the ancestors wouldn't like it. So families give their boys unfortunate names to ensure their safety. That and having an unfortunate name supposedly helped them reach maturity.

Not sure if it's still a thing; I never went to China and don't give me "you're Chinese so you must be from China" crap. I heard it too many times to count.