A courtesy name, also known as a style name, is a name bestowed upon one at adulthood in addition to one's given name. This practice is a tradition in the Sinosphere, including China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.
Huang is a Chinese surname that means "Yellow". While Huáng is the pinyin romanization of the word, it may also be romanized as Hwang, Wong, Waan, Wan, Waon, Hwong, Vong, Hung, Hong, Bong, Eng, Ng, Uy, Wee, Oi, Oei, Oey, Ooi, Ong, or Ung due to pronunciations of the word in different dialects and languages.
Chen is one of the most common East Asian surnames. It is the most common surname in Taiwan (2010) and Singapore (2000). Chen is also the most common family name in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Hong Kong. It is the most common surname in Xiamen, the ancestral hometown of many overseas Hoklo. Besides 陳/陈, an uncommon Chinese surname 諶/谌 (Shen) can also be romanized as Chen.
Wú is the pinyin transliteration of the Chinese surname 吳, which is the tenth most common surname in Mainland China. Wú (吳) is the sixth name listed in the Song Dynasty classic Hundred Family Surnames.
Meiling, also spelled Mei Ling, Mei-ling or May-ling, is a feminine Chinese given name. According to Taiwan's 2010 census, it was the third most popular name for women, with 27,914 having the name.
Xie is a Chinese family name. It is estimated that there are more than ten million people with this surname, the majority of whom live in Southern China, South East Asia, America, Europe and Africa. A 2013 study found that Xie was the 23rd most common surname in China, with 0.79% of the population having this surname. The majority of Xie are from south of China.
Mei is a romanized spelling of a Chinese surname, transcribed in the Mandarin dialect. In Hong Kong and other Cantonese-speaking regions, the name may be transliterated as Mui or Moy. In Vietnam, this surname is spelled Mai. In romanized Korean, it is spelled Mae. The name literally translates in English to the plum fruit. The progenitor of the Méi clan, Méi Bo, originated from near a mountain in ancient China that was lined at its base with plum trees.
Zhōu is the Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese family name 周, which now ranks as the 10th most common surname in Mainland China, and 71st in South Korea. It has been one of the ten most common surnames in China since the Yuan dynasty.
Zhong is pinyin transliteration of several Chinese surnames, including Zhōng (鍾/钟), Zhòng and Zhòng (仲), etc. These are also transliterated as Chung. It is sometimes transliterated as Cheong or Choong in Malaysia. In Indonesia, it is transliterated as Tjung or Tjoeng.
Bái is the pinyin of the surname 白, meaning the colour white. It is of Mongol origin.
Lotus Long was an American actress.
Ling is a surname which can be of either Chinese, English, or Nordic origin.
Moye is a surname and a given name. It means "With Royalty". People named Moye include:
Kin W. Moy (Chinese: 梅健華; pinyin: Méi Jiànhuá; Jyutping: Mui4 Gin6-waa4, born 1966, in British Hong Kong) is an American diplomat and former Director of the American Institute in Taiwan. He is the first Chinese-American to hold the post. He is a third-generation Chinese American with ancestry from Taishan in Guangdong Province. Having served in the Department of State and several diplomatic outposts, he began his tenure as the director of the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto embassy of the United States in Taiwan, in June 2015.
Hong Mei or Mei Hong is the name of:
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