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by tanilama 2632 days ago
In this particular case, '令月' means[1], a good month.

https://kotobank.jp/word/%E4%BB%A4%E6%9C%88-660939

If we have to trace back even further, it can date back to the ancient Chinese classic, the Classic of Poetry, where it is being used as good/respectful:

https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%BB%A4%E9%97%BB%E4%BB%A4%E6%...

1 comments

The namers can publicly claim it to mean one thing while privately intending to be another, of course.
In case of Chinese characters, they can be interpreted under different context, I agree.