Name and Meaning of the Characters as Appeared in the “Journey to the West” Translated Literature

Abstract

This research article aimed to 1) analyze the strategies for naming characters’ names and 2) to analyze the cultural reflection from the meaning of the characters’ names in the “Journey to the West” translated literature. The researcher has collected a total of 284 names of characters from the “Journey to the West” translated literature. The findings found that the naming strategy of characters can be divided into 4 kinds, i.e. 1) transliteration strategy, 2) combination strategy, 3) translation strategy, and 4) renaming strategy. The research results on cultural reflection found cultural reflection in 3 aspects: 1) reflection on beliefs, 2) reflection on social conditions, and 3) reflection on values.