朴（pu）
Name meaning
朴 (pu) means plainness, uncarved simplicity and practical substance. In naming it suggests honesty, usefulness and value before ornament.
Practical naming use
朴 (pu) is a plainness-and-substance character. It gives a name honesty, utility and unadorned strength, so the result feels grounded rather than bare. It is especially useful for cultural depth, classical or literary reference, personality image, because the character can carry a recognizable Chinese image without becoming empty dictionary filler. The best results come when the second character adds human direction, warmth, restraint or breadth, so the full given name feels lived-in rather than generic.
Pair 朴 (pu) with characters such as 诚 (cheng) for honest plainness, 安 (an) for simple calm, 文 (wen) for plain learning or 德 (de) for unadorned virtue. The second character should keep the name human, not rustic for its own sake.
朴诚 (Pucheng): Pu contributes plain, simple; Cheng adds sincere, honest.
Historical / name-use references
王朴 (Wang Pu)
王朴 (Wangpu) Wang Pu was an important Later Zhou official and scholar. His name directly contains 朴 (pu), anchoring the character in practical statecraft and learned simplicity.