《明史·列传·卷十四》
初名邓友德，太祖为其赐名。
初名友德，太祖为赐名。
His first name was Deng Youde, but the founding emperor bestowed upon him the name Deng Yu.
<s>[INST] I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 初名友德，太祖为赐名。 [/INST] Contemporary: 初名邓友德，太祖为其赐名。 English version: His first name was Deng Youde, but the founding emperor bestowed upon him the name Deng Yu.</s>
I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 初名友德，太祖为赐名。
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Contemporary: 初名邓友德，太祖为其赐名。 English version: His first name was Deng Youde, but the founding emperor bestowed upon him the name Deng Yu.
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