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What 宝 means in a Chinese namebǎo

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宝bǎo · B
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宝物;珍贵的东西。

A treasure — something worth keeping and passing on.

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以作尔宝 Something given to keep

锡尔介圭,以作尔宝。

I bestow on you a great jade tablet, to be your treasure.

诗经 · 崧高 · our translation
A jade tablet given by the king, to be kept and handed on. 宝 is what is entrusted, not what is bought. 周王赐申伯大圭,让他作为传家之宝。「宝」在这里是别人给的、可以往下传的东西。
珍宝宝器宝之宝明家宝
In a name

What can be handed on.

「宝」是能传下去的东西。