举（ju）
Name meaning
举 (ju), traditional 舉 (Ju), means to lift or raise, recommend, put forward, undertake or encompass the whole. It carries upward action and public initiative, but is unusually verb-like and uncommon in modern personal names.
Practical naming use
举 (ju) conveys lifting, putting forward and public advancement. The image is energetic and easy to explain, yet the character usually behaves like a verb or institutional term rather than a natural modern given-name character.
Use 举 (ju) only in a well-established or deliberately literary compound. The second character must make the result read as a person rather than a command or slogan.
Reference
Dictionary meaning
The Taiwan Ministry of Education dictionary records 舉 (ju) across lifting, recommending, presenting, initiating an undertaking and referring to the whole.
Its reliable positive fields are raising, advancing, recommending and taking action.
Raising the head toward the bright moon
Li Bai's Quiet Night Thought uses 舉 (ju) in a simple physical action that leads from seeing the moon to remembering home.
I raise my head and gaze at the bright moon; I lower my head and think of home.
Historical / name-use references
科举 (Keju)
科举 (keju), the imperial examination system, is one of the character's most recognizable historical compounds. It shows 举 (ju) in the field of selection and advancement, but it is an institution rather than a person's name.