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What 亮 means in a Chinese nameliàng

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明亮;诚信。

Bright — and, in the old usage, trustworthy.

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君子不亮 The older sense of the word

君子不亮,恶乎执?

If a gentleman is not trustworthy, what can he hold to?

孟子 · 告子下 · our translation
From Mencius: here 亮 means good faith, not brightness. A name can take either. 这句出自《孟子·告子下》:「亮」在这里是「信」,不是照亮。名字用「亮」,两层都有人取。
明亮亮节亮之明亮亮直
In a name

Besides brightness, the old sense is trustworthiness.

「亮」除了亮,还是「信」。