Names Chinese men before 1949 customarily used and were referred to by various names. Yuan's courtesy name was "Weiting" (Wade-Giles spelling: Wei-ting; ), and he used the pseudonym "Rong'an" (Wade-Giles spelling: Jung-an; ). He was sometimes referred to by the name of his birthplace, "Xiangcheng" (), or by a title for tutors of the crown prince, "Kung-pao" ().
Names Chinese men before 1949 customarily used and were referred to by various names Yuan's courtesy name was "Weiting" (Wade-Giles spelling Wei-ting; ) and he used the pseudonym "Rong'an" (Wade-Giles spelling Jung-an; ) He was sometimes referred to by the name of his birthplace "Xiangcheng" () or by a title for tutors of the crown prince "Kung-pao" ()