why wasn’t Confucius called Kong Tzu?

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Could someone explain the logic behind Confucius’ English naming?

Lao Zi -> Lao Tzu

Sun Zi -> Sun Tzu

Kong Zi -> Confucius

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it’s just the way they decided to latinize 孔夫子 , which he was called. it means “master Kong.”

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