仲 marks a second son: Confucius had an older half-brother. 尼 comes from 尼丘, the hill where his parents prayed for a son, which also gave him his personal name 丘 'hill'.
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A line quoted by 朱熹 sums up his standing: 天不生仲尼，万古如长夜 'had Heaven not produced Zhongni, all the ages would be one long night'.
