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What 新 means in a Chinese namexīn

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新xīn · B
tier B

刚出现的;与「旧」相对。

Newly come into being — the counterpart of old.

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温故知新 New comes out of old

温故而知新,可以为师矣。

Review what is old and come to know what is new — then you can be a teacher.

论语 · 为政篇 · our translation
For Confucius the new grows out of the old rather than replacing it. A name takes this sense, not "brand new". 孔子说的「新」不是凭空全新,是从旧里长出来的。名字用「新」,这一层比「崭新」耐读。
日新新阳日新新之维新新雨
In a name

What grows out of what came before.

「新」是从旧里长出来的那一层。