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What 桐 means in a Chinese nametóng

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桐tóng · B
tier B

梧桐。

The wutong tree — the one the phoenix is said to choose.

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梧桐生矣 Growing toward the light

梧桐生矣,于彼朝阳。

The wutong grows — there, on the sunny slope.

诗经 · 卷阿 · our translation
The wutong grows on the sunlit slope. The phoenix is said to perch on no other tree. 《卷阿》写梧桐生在朝阳的一面。传说凤凰非梧桐不栖,所以「桐」在名字里自带一个位置。
梧桐青桐桐之桐华青桐
In a name

The place kept for something rare.

「桐」是给凤凰留的那个位置。