Lan (surname 蓝)
Appearance
(Redirected from Lan (surname 藍))
Pronunciation | Lán (Mandarin) Lam or Nam (Cantonese) |
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Language(s) | Chinese |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Old Chinese |
Meaning | blue |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Lam, Nam, Na, Nah |
Lan is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 蓝 in simplified Chinese and 藍 in traditional Chinese. It is romanized Lam or Nam in Cantonese.
Lan is listed 131st in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008[update], it was the 121st most common surname in China, shared by 1.4 million people.[2]
Notable people surnamed Lan in English contexts
[edit]This is a Chinese name, meaning the surname is stated before the given name, though Chinese persons living in Western countries will often put their surname after their given name.
Lan
[edit](Mandarin and Wu Chinese form):
- Lan Bozhou (藍博洲; born 1960), Taiwanese writer
- Lan Caihe (藍采和), one of the Eight Immortals
- Lan Chaoding (藍朝鼎; died 1861), Qing dynasty rebel leader
- Lan Chaozhu (藍朝柱; 1826–1864), Qing dynasty rebel leader, brother of Lan Chaoding
- Lan Cheng-lung (藍正龍; born 1979), Taiwanese actor
- Lan Chengchun (藍成春; died 1864), Taiping Rebellion general
- Lan Dingyuan (藍鼎元; 1680–1733), Qing dynasty governor of Guangzhou
- Jin Sha, born Lan Feilin (蓝菲琳; born 1983), singer and actress
- Lan Gang (藍剛; 1930–1989), Hong Kong detective
- David Lan, or Lan Hong-Tsung (藍鴻震; born 1940), Hong Kong politician
- Lan Jiqing (藍濟卿; 16th century), Ming dynasty official
- Lan Meijin (藍美津; born 1944), Taiwanese politician
- Lan Run (藍潤; 17th century), Qing dynasty official
- Lan Shaobai (藍少白; born 1986), Taiwanese baseball player
- Lan Shaowen (藍少文; born 1988), Taiwanese baseball player
- Lan Tianli (蓝天立; born 1962), Vice-chairman of Guangxi Autonomous Region
- Lan Tianwei (藍天蔚; 1878–1922), Republic of China revolutionary
- Lan Tianye (蓝天野; 1927–2022), actor
- Lan Tingzhen (藍廷珍; 1664–1729), Qing dynasty military governor of Taiwan
- Lan Weiwen (蓝蔚雯; died 1857), Qing dynasty diplomat, magistrate of Shanghai
- Lan Wenzheng (藍文徵; 1901–1976), Republic of China historian
- Lan Xingmu (藍星木; born 1949), Taiwanese politician
- Pauline Lan, or Lán Xīnméi (藍心湄; born 1965), Taiwanese actress and singer
- Lan Yan (蓝燕; born 1990), actress
- Lan Ying (藍瑛; 1585–1664), Ming dynasty painter
- Lan Yingying (藍盈瑩; born 1990), actress
- Lan Yinong (蓝亦农; 1919–2008), Communist Party chief of Chongqing and Guizhou
- Lan Yu (藍玉; died 1393), Ming dynasty general
- Lan Yuanmei (藍元枚; 1736–1787), Qing dynasty military governor of Taiwan, grandson of Lan Tingzhen
Lam
[edit](Cantonese form)
- Lam Chung Nian, a Singaporean lawyer
- Yammie Lam, or Lam Kit-ying (藍潔瑛; 1963–2018), famous Hong Kong actress
- Lam Lay Yong (蓝丽蓉; born 1936), Singaporean mathematician
- Lam Pin Min (藍彬明; born 1969), Singaporean doctor and politician
- Lam Sim-fook (藍新福; born 1923), Malaya-born Hong Kong doctor
- Lam Tin (藍天; 1937–1987), Hong Kong actor
Other variants
[edit]- Carmen Nam, or Lán Jiāwèn (藍家汶; born 1993), Hong Kong swimmer
- Jimmy Nah, or Nah Khim See (蓝钦喜; 1968–2008), Singaporean comedian
- Pong Nan, or Nan Yik-Pong (藍奕邦; born 1978), Hong Kong singer
- Ran In-ting (藍蔭鼎; 1903–1979), Taiwanese painter and media executive
References
[edit]- ^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
- ^ 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 2014-10-28.