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What 一 means in a Chinese nameyī

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数字一;专一、统一。

One — and the single thread that holds things together.

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一以贯之 One thread

吾道一以贯之。

My way is held together by one single thread.

论语 · 里仁篇 · our translation
One thread runs through everything. A name takes coherence, not arithmetic. 孔子对曾子说:我的道,是一个东西贯穿着。名字用「一」,取的是这个「通体一致」。
一贯专一一之一鸣守一
In a name

Coherence, not counting.

「一」是通体一致。