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What 和 means in a Chinese namehé

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和谐;温和。

Harmony — but not sameness.

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和而不同 The distinction that matters

君子和而不同,小人同而不和。

A gentleman harmonises without agreeing on everything; a petty person agrees without harmony.

论语 · 子路篇 · our translation
Confucius separates harmony from uniformity: one keeps differences and still holds; the other needs silence. 孔子把「和」与「同」分开:和是各说各的还能合,同是都闭嘴才叫齐。名字用「和」,取的是前者。
和顺平和和之和风清和
In a name

Differences held together, not erased.

「和」是不同还能合。