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Yue (surname)

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たけ, らく
Yue
PronunciationYuè
Origin
Word/nameChina
MeaningMountain

Yuè is the Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese family name たけ. In places which use the Wade-Giles romanization such as Taiwan, Yue is usually spelled as "Yüeh" or "Yueh".

Yuè is also the pinyin transliteration of the surname らく in traditional character and 乐 in simplified character. This name can also be read as , which has a different origin.

Prominent individuals with the surname Yue だけ

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  • Yue Hua (たけはな) actor
  • Yue Fei (たけ) military general who lived in the Southern Song dynasty
  • Yue Xin (activist) (たけ昕) feminist and Marxist activist

Prominent individuals with the surname Yue らく/乐

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It is the 81st name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[1]

  • Yue Jin (らくすすむ) Military General who served under Warlord Cao Cao in the Late Han dynasty
  • Yue Yi (らくあつし) Minister of the states of Zhao and Yan in the Warring States era
  • Yue Guang (らくひろ) Minister of West Jin during the Jin dynasty

References

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  1. ^ K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.