Yu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "yu"
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Abbreviation.
Proper noun edit
Yu
- Abbreviation of Yukon. (Yukon Territory)
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Etymology 2 edit
Transliteration:
- (Mandarin): From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin (for: ㄩˊ, ㄩˇ, ㄩˋ, ㄧㄡˊ) (余, 于, 由 (yóu), 魚/鱼 (yú) / 鱼 (yú), 漁,/渔, 渔 (yú), 楀 (yǔ), 俞, 喻, 兪, 於/于, 遇 (yù), 虞 (yú), 郁 (yù), 尉, 禹 (yǔ), 游 (yóu), 尤 (yóu), 庾 (yǔ), 娛/娱, 娱, 茹)
- (Korean): From Korean 유 (yu) or 류 (ryu) (柳, 劉, 兪, 庾)
- (Japanese): From Japanese ゆう or ユウ (優, 夕, 友, 有, 勇, 祐, 裕, 雄, 悠, 由宇, 侑)
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Proper noun edit
Yu (plural Yus)
- Synonym of You; A surname from Mandarin.
- Synonym of Yoo; A surname from Korean.
- Synonym of Yuu; A unisex given name from Japanese.
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Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Yu is the 658th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 52,035 individuals. Yu is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (96.1%) individuals.
See also edit
- (Mandarin): Yu (Chinese surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (Korean): Yoo (Korean surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (Japanese): Yū on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 3 edit
Proper noun edit
Yu
- A county of Yangquan, Shanxi, China.
- [2005 February 4, Hester Xu, Yan Zhang, “Fighting a Lonely Cause”, in Beijing Today [今日北京][1], number 192, →ISSN, →OCLC, 面孔 [miànkǒng, Face], page 9, column 3:
- She went to Yangquan Village of Yuxian County in Shanxi Province. Having never been to such a remote and backward countryside area with its scenic views and fresh air, Kang joked with her colleagues that it was like being on a tourist trip.]
- [2021 July 13, “Yuxian county finds success following revamp of economy”, in China Daily[2], archived from the original on 06 July 2022[3]:
- Yuxian county located in Yangquan city, North China's Shanxi province, has made great progress in revamping itself. […]
In 2018, Yuxian county put forward the goal for its economy to shift from being reliant on the coal-fired power industry to a diversified industrial structure, as its transformation target.]
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Further reading edit
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Yu Xian”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World[4], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3536, column 2
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From Hokkien 楊/杨 (Iûⁿ). Compare Singaporean & Malaysian English Yeoh.
Proper noun edit
Yu
- a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien, the 26th most common in the Philippines
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Hokkien 楊/杨 (iûⁿ) or 尤 (iû). Compare Singaporean & Malaysian English Yeoh.
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Yu (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓ)
- a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien, the 26th most common in the Philippines