Bai Jia Xing compound surname #43
公良
公良 is read as Gōngliáng. It is one of the 60 compound surnames in the expanded Bai Jia Xing sequence.
Pinyin
Gōngliáng
Script forms
Simplified and traditional 公良
Meaning
noble ancestral-name surname from Gongzi Liang
Five element
Wood
Origin
Time: Spring and Autumn period, 770-476 BCE
Place: Chen state, around Huaiyang, Henan
Origin
公良 is traditionally traced to Gongzi Liang, a prince of Chen. Descendants combined the noble title 公 with the personal name 良 to form the surname.
Name meaning
The name preserves both rank and personal name, giving it an aristocratic Chen-state tone.
Historical figures
公良孺 Gongliang Ru
Gongliang Ru is remembered in Confucius-disciple tradition.