Yan (surname 严)
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Romanization | Yan, Yen, Yim, Ngiam |
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Gender | Masculine |
Language(s) | Chinese |
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Derivation | Zhuang |
Meaning | "strict" |
In 2008, the surname " 严 ( 嚴 )", pinyin Yán , or Yim in Cantonese was estimated to be the 92nd most common surname in the People's Republic of China, shared by around 2.2 million citizens. [1] It is the 27th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem. This surname has various origins. In the state of Chu , the branch of Xiong (熊) of the Zhuang surname (莊) was renamed to Yan (嚴). The Zhuang (莊) family changed their names to Yan ( 嚴 ) upon the ascension of the Han Ming Emperor , whose personal name was Zhuang, owing to the naming taboo . [2]
In the state of Qin , many families with the surname Ying (嬴) were renamed Yan (嚴).
Citizens of the State of Yan (嚴國) in Ancient China were surnamed Yan (嚴).
During the Sixteen Kingdoms , the royal family of Xianbei were given the surname Yan (嚴).
Some ethnic minority groups in China, including the Xibe people , Yi people and Tu people , also use the surname Yan (嚴)
Origins
People with the surname Zhuang (莊) changed it to 嚴 (both meaning ‘solemnity’) during the reign of Emperor Ming of Han , who person name was Liu Zhuang (劉莊), due to a naming taboo as the surname 莊 happened to be the given name of the emperor. Later some descendants kept the surname, whereas others changed back to the original. [3]
Notable people
- Yen Ming , Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China (2013–2015)
- Yen Teh-fa , Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China
- Yen Tzung-ta , Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of China
- 嚴顔 Yan Yan , a general of the state of Shu Han during the era of the Three Kingdoms
- 嚴家麟 Yen Chia-lin , founder of Scouting in China
- 嚴家淦 Yen Chia-kan (born 1905–1993), President of Taiwan 1975-1978
- 嚴復 Yan Fu (1854–1921), Chinese scholar
- 嚴歌苓 Geling Yan (born 1958), Chinese-American writer
- 嚴浩 Yim Ho (born 1952) Hong Kong film directors, leader of Hong Kong New Wave
- Yan Huilian (born 1983), Chinese archer
- 严家其 Yan Jiaqi (born 1942), Chinese political scientist and dissident
- 嚴金萱 Yan Jinxuan (1924–2014), Chinese composer of The White Haired Girl
- 严隽琪 Yan Junqi (born 1946), Vice chairwoman of the standing committee of the National People's Congress of China
- 严培明 Yan Pei-Ming (born 1960), Chinese-born French painter
- 严诗敏 Yan Shimin (born 1987), Chinese rower
- 严顺开 Yan Shunkai (1937–2017), Chinese comedian, actor and director
- 嚴倩君 Sophia Yan (born 1986), American classical pianist
- 嚴詠春 Yim Wing-chun , a Chinese legendary character, often cited in Wing Chun legends as the first master of the martial art bearing her name
- 严屹宽 Yan Yikuan (born 1979), Chinese actor and singer
- 嚴爵 Yen-j (born 1988), Taiwanese singer and actor
- 严红 Yan Hong (born 1967), Chinese swimmer
- 严剑葵 Yan Jiankui (born 1976), Chinese sprinter
- Yan Jing (born 1970), Chinese fencer
- 严济慈 Yan Jici (1901–1996), Chinese physicist and politician
- 严浩翔 Yan Haoxiang (2002), singer, member of Teens in Times
References
- ↑ "中国最新300大姓排名(2008)" .
- ↑ "People's Daily Online -- A history of Chinese surname Yan" .
- ↑ Patrick Hanks, Peter McClure, and Richard Coates, The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
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