Abstract: Sima Qian stated in The Biography of Qu Yuan that “Qu Yuan was given ping for his name”.From then on , not a few Chu Ci researchers adopted it in meanings corresponding to zheng ze(fair rules) and ling jun(well egual), which resulted in the longtime continuation of the statement that Qu Yuan’s name and style are ping and yuan respectively.By carding 10 main materials, this paper comes to the conclusion that the authentic given and styled names of Qu Yuan are yuan and ping.

Key words: Qu Yuan, Chu ci, study on Qu Yuan’s name