Liǔ

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

For 劉 / 刘, see Liu.
Liǔ
Language(s)Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
Meaningwillow
Other names
See alsoYoo (Korean name), Yanagi (surname)

During antiquity, the Liu family emigrated to Korea around the Silla era, where they were given them the surname Liu. The Korean spelling of the surname is usually written in English as Ryu or Yoo. In the modern era, some Japanese people have migrated throughout East Asia and adopted the surname. In Vietnam, the name is spelled Liễu.

In ancient times, Yao people with the surname Liu emigrated from Guangdong in Guangxi to Vietnam, where the spelling of the name changed from Liu to Lieu when romanised.

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 was given the posthumous name 柳下惠, thus believing that his descendents would receive the 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

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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