Lu (surname)
Appearance
Lu is the
Lu 陸 are the most common: both are among the 100 most common surnames in China.[1] Languages using the Latin alphabet
do not distinguish among the different Chinese surnames, rendering them all as Lu.
List of surnames romanized as Lu
- . The character also means "black".
- Lù 陆/陸 (4th tone), the 61st most common surname in China.[2]"Luk" in Cantonese. The character also means "land".
- State of Lu.
- Lù 路 (4th tone), the 116th most common surname in China.[2] "Lo" in Cantonese. The character also means "road".
- Lú 芦/蘆 (2nd tone), the 140th most common surname in China.[2]"Lo" in Cantonese. The character also means "reed".
- Lù 禄/祿 (4th tone), not among the top 300 surnames in China.[2]"Luk" in Cantonese. The character also means "salary".
- Lù 逯 (4th tone), not among the top 300 surnames in China.[2] "Luk" in Cantonese. The character also means "leaving without reason".
- Lù 鹿 (4th tone), not among the top 300 surnames in China.[2] "Luk" in Cantonese. The character also means "deer".
Lü
The surname
double-dot is not possible.[3]
People surnamed "Lu" with unknown character
- Jessica Lu, American actress, model, and spokesperson
- Margaret Lu, Filipino-born American fencer
- Fanny Lu, stage name of Fanny Lucía Martínez Buenaventura (born February 8, 1973), Colombian singer, songwriter
- Lu Di (born 1975) Chinese swimmer
Related names
- Lú 卢/盧.
- Yuk, a Korean surname derived from Lù 陆/陸.
- Lục, a Vietnamese surname derived from Lù 陆/陸.
See also
References
- ^ 最新版百家姓排行榜出炉:王姓成中国第一大姓 [Latest surname ranking: Wang is the number one surname in China]. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). 2013-04-15. Archived from the original on 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
- ^ a b c d e f g h 中国最新300大姓排名(2008) [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
- ^ ""吕"字有了正式英文名"LYU"". Sina (in Chinese). 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2014-02-11.