鹿（lu）
Name meaning
鹿 (lu) means deer. In personal naming it can evoke alert grace, natural movement and classical hospitality imagery, but it is uncommon as a given-name character and often reads first as an animal word or surname.
Practical naming use
鹿 (lu) offers vivid classical nature imagery and is easy to explain in English. As a modern given-name character, however, it is deliberately unusual and works better for a literary identity than for an unremarkable everyday name.
Use 鹿 (lu) only in a familiar or clearly intentional compound, and let the second character supply the human quality and social register.
Reference
Dictionary meaning
The Taiwan Ministry of Education dictionary defines 鹿 (lu) first as the deer and also records its long-standing use as a Chinese surname.
For naming, the reliable image is the deer itself: slender, alert and gentle.