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".
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| Pronunciation | Yuè |
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| Origin | |
| Word/name | China |
| Meaning | Mountain |
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
editIt is the 81st name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[1]
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.
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