Lian (surname)
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Lian/Lien (連/连), (廉) is a Chinese surname.
Origin
連
The Chinese Lian (
Manchu
people.
廉
The Chinese Lian (
Buddhist Turpan Uyghurs like Lian Xixian. It is also said that the Lian family descended from the Yellow Emperor. It is the 66th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[1]
Notable people
練
- Denis Lian (練建勝 born 1972), Singaporean race car driver
連
- Lian Heng (連橫, 1878–1936), Chinese historian, father of Lien Chen-tung
- Lien Chen-tung, (連震東, 1904 - 1986) former Republic of China Minister of the Interior, father of Lien Chan
- Lien Chan, former Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Sarah Lian (born 1983), Malaysian Chinese actress
- Shiga Lin (born 1988), Hong Kong singer and actress
廉
- Lian Po (廉頗, 3rd century BC), Chinese general
Unknown
- Daniel Lian, Singaporean economist
References
- ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.