Talk:Zhuge Liang (Lord El-Melloi II)/@comment-27.17.118.223-20170217155627/@comment-125.47.27.169-20170407083219

"Liang"is his name and 'Kongming‘is his courtesy name("字"or"表字"in Chinese).In the past,Chinese parents would give their children a"courtesy name"when they came of age(girls at 15 and boys at 20.However many girls didn't have it).It was considered rude and offensive to address your peer or superior just by name in ancient China.But the concept of courtesy  name contains "this one is with virtue".So a courtesy name was necessary for people in society to avoid embrassment.

The courtesy name is usually related to one's name.For Zhuge Liang,"liang"means light,bright,and "Kongming"means "very clear".Everything is clear under bright light.