司马迁 is formed as a personal name consisting of the compound surname 司马, derived from an ancient official title related to horse management, and the given name 迁, which means "to move" or "to change".
Word Definition - 司马迁
sī mǎ qiānSima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[shǐ jì], known as the father of Chinese historiography