The title Bo Yi kao first appeared in the historical record. Later, the "Fengshen Yanyi" quoted the name in the historical record, and called Ji Fa's brother Bo Yikao.
According to the naming conventions of Chinese, sons must inherit their father's surname, why is Bo Yikao's father called Ji Chang, his uncle is called Ji Xian, and Zhou Gongdan is also called Ji Dan, and his younger brother is called Ji Fa.
In addition to this, his cousins and other younger brothers are all surnamed Ji. Since the other men in the family are called by name according to this form.
Why is he the only one called Bo Yi kao? Was it for a special reason, or was that what his name was called at the time? There are two theories in history as to why Ji Chang's eldest son was called Bo Yi kao.
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One of the most authoritative accounts at present is that the name was called according to the ranking and the custom of the time.
At that time, the King of Shang and Su Daji wanted to kill Ji Chang, and at that time, Bo Yikao also entered the palace in order to save Ji Chang, and later the King of Shang and Su Daji made meatballs and forced Ji Chang to eat them.
Ji Chang, out of commemoration of his eldest son, also called it Boyikao, and Boyikao should be The family name of Ji Kao.
Of course, some people say that this is a name that Ji Fa only changed to his brother after he became king of zhou. Because Bo Yikao was already dead at that time, if he directly called him by his name, it would show that he was disrespectful to his brother, and if he called him Ji Bokao, it would be that his identity was above himself.
Therefore, the surname in front of it was directly removed and renamed Bo Yikao. It not only shows that he is his brother, but also represents his name.
The three words bo yi kao represent different meanings
According to the traditional style of naming people at that time, the eldest son was generally represented by Bo, so the first word of Bo Yi kao also represented the meaning of the boss.
Because Ji Fa's second name is called Zhongfa, and there is an idiom called Zhongbo, which is also the meaning of Zhongbo's first and second, so his first character means that he is Ji Chang's eldest son.
Yi only represents his official position, because in ancient times Yi represented the county, so some people speculate that this represents the official position he did, which should be equivalent to the current county chief. The last word is directly by his name, so it is called Bo Yi kao.
As for why the surname "Ji" was not added in front of Bo Yi kao, it was because Ji Chang was still alive at that time. Because if it is called Ji Bo Yi Kao, it means the meaning of the Ji family boss.
Although it is said that Boyikao was indeed the eldest son of Ji Chang, but at that time Ji Chang was alive, if he called Ji Boyikao, it would appear that Boyikao was the boss, if so called, it was easy to be misunderstood.
From the perspective of Ji Chang's identity, it is more appropriate to call him Bo Yi Kao, and from the perspective of a father, it is more intimate to call him directly.
In general, Bo Yikao's name should represent all of his identity information.