Confucius

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • Western name of Kong Qiu (孔丘), an influential Chinese philosopher who lived 551 – 479 .
  • A male given name from Latin.

Origin

  • Borrowed from Latin Confucius, from Mandarin .

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