Yue (surname)
Appearance
Pronunciation | Yuè |
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Origin | |
Word/name | China |
Meaning | Mountain |
Yuè is the Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese family name 岳. In places which use the Wade-Giles romanization such as Taiwan, Yue is usually spelled as "Yüeh" or "Yueh".
Yuè is also the pinyin transliteration of the surname 樂 in traditional character and 乐 in simplified character. This name can also be read as Lè, which has a different origin.
Prominent individuals with the surname Yue 岳
[edit]- Yue Hua (岳華) actor
- Yue Fei (岳飛) military general who lived in the Southern Song dynasty
- Yue Xin (activist) (岳昕) feminist and Marxist activist
Prominent individuals with the surname Yue 樂/乐
[edit]It is the 81st name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[1]
- Yue Jin (樂進) Military General who served under Warlord Cao Cao in the Late Han dynasty
- Yue Yi (樂毅) Minister of the states of Zhao and Yan in the Warring States era
- Yue Guang (樂廣) Minister of West Jin during the Jin dynasty
References
[edit]- ^ K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.