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What 永 means in a Chinese nameyǒng

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水流长;引申为长久。

A river running long; by extension anything lasting.

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江之永矣 Long like a river

江之永矣,不可方思。

The river is so long — you cannot reach the far bank.

诗经 · 汉广 · our translation
The word means a long river before it means forever. A name takes the river's length. 「永」的本义是水长,不是抽象的「永远」。名字用「永」,最早取的就是这条江的长度。
永思永久永和永言永嘉永宁
In a name

A long river first; "lasting" second.

「永」本是水长,才引申为久。