Liǔ

Liǔ (Chinese: 柳; pinyin: Liǔ; Wade–Giles: Liu³, [ljòu]) is an East Asian surname of Chinese origin found in China, Korea and Japan, as well as in Vietnam of Southeast Asia. It is the 60th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[1]

Liǔ
Language(s)Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
Meaningwillow
Other names
See alsoRyu
Liu
Yoo (Korean name)

During ancient times, the Liu family emigrated to Korea and the citizens of Silla gave them the surname Liu. The Korean name Liu can be spelled in English as Ryu or Yoo. In the modern age, some Japanese people have migrated throughout East Asia and adopted the surname Liu, Yoo or Lieu. In Vietnam, the name is spelled Liễu. In ancient times, Yao people by the name of Liu emigrated from Guangdong, Guangxi to Vietnam, and the spelling changed in English to Lieu.

Origin
  • The Posterity of Emperor Yi of Chu adopted the surname Liu, bearing the regional name of Liu Country in Changde, Hunan, China
  • Zhan Huo give the posthumous name 柳下惠, thus believed his posterity would receive surname Liu[2]
  • The ancient Miao people used the surname Liu
  • The ancient Yao people used the surname Liu
  • During the Ming Dynasty, the Yang family used the name Liu

Notable people with this name
  • Liu Gongquan (柳公權, 778–865) a Tang poet and calligrapher
  • Liu Zongyuan (柳宗元, 773 – 819), a poet during the Tang Dynasty
  • Liu Yizheng (柳詒徵, 1880–1956) a modern historian
  • Liu Chuanzhi (柳传志, born 1944) Chinese businessman, founder of Lenovo
  • Norman C.T. Liu (柳澈漯), Chinese-American businessman, Senior Advisor at ICBC Leasing, former Chairman, President & CEO of GE Commercial Aviation Services
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References
  1. 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.
  2. "寻根问祖话柳姓" (in Chinese). 25 November 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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