Luu
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Lưu or Luu is a Vietnamese surname. It is also the Vietnamese
transliteration of the Chinese surname Liu
(劉), the fourth most common surname in China
. The name is transliterated as Yoo, Yu, or Ryu
in Korean
.
Unrelated, it is also the Chinese surname Luu (or Lü)
which is transliterated as Lữ, or Lã in Vietnamese
.
Lưu is a Vietnamese name of Chinese Han (漢人) descent. Between changes in Chinese dynasties and regimes, there were several major Luu/Liu (劉) families who immigrated to Vietnam. An example would be the Shu Dynasty where Emperor Liu (Luu) Bei's (劉備) descendents left their capital in Si Chuan. After losing to Wu and Wei dynasties in the Three Kindgom Era, many royalties and peasants alike headed south and eventually escaped to Vietnam. Another major immigration period is in 1949 when the communist took over China and many loyal nationalist left to Vietnam. Prior to French occupation, Vietnamnese writing was in Chinese character (漢字) and Luu was written as 劉. After French occupation, alphabets were introduced and hence all Liu (劉) surnames were changed and spelled as Luu. Many descendents of Luu who speaks Chinese would spell Luu in English and writes 劉 as their Chinese surname. After Vietnam War in 1975, many left the country and resettled all over the world. The majority resides in France and the United States.
Vietnamese language
Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam...
transliteration of the Chinese surname Liu
Liu
劉 is a common Chinese family name. The transliteration Liu can represent several different surnames written in different Chinese characters:*劉 / 刘, pinyin: Liú...
(劉), the fourth most common surname in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. The name is transliterated as Yoo, Yu, or Ryu
Yoo (Korean name)
Yoo , is a common Korean family name. As of 2000, there were about 1.04 million people by this name living in South Korea, making up roughly 2% of that country's population....
in Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
.
Unrelated, it is also the Chinese surname Luu (or Lü)
Lü (surname)
Lü is a Chinese family name, it may be spelled as Lyu, Lu or Lv, when input of the umlaut is not possible. It is transliterated as Lui in Cantonese...
which is transliterated as Lữ, or Lã in Vietnamese
Vietnamese language
Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam...
.
Lưu is a Vietnamese name of Chinese Han (漢人) descent. Between changes in Chinese dynasties and regimes, there were several major Luu/Liu (劉) families who immigrated to Vietnam. An example would be the Shu Dynasty where Emperor Liu (Luu) Bei's (劉備) descendents left their capital in Si Chuan. After losing to Wu and Wei dynasties in the Three Kindgom Era, many royalties and peasants alike headed south and eventually escaped to Vietnam. Another major immigration period is in 1949 when the communist took over China and many loyal nationalist left to Vietnam. Prior to French occupation, Vietnamnese writing was in Chinese character (漢字) and Luu was written as 劉. After French occupation, alphabets were introduced and hence all Liu (劉) surnames were changed and spelled as Luu. Many descendents of Luu who speaks Chinese would spell Luu in English and writes 劉 as their Chinese surname. After Vietnam War in 1975, many left the country and resettled all over the world. The majority resides in France and the United States.
Notable people with the surname Lưu
- Jane LuuJane Luu-Early life:Luu was born in 1963 in South Vietnam to a father who worked as a translator for the U.S. Army. Her father taught her French as a child, beginning her lifelong love of languages....
, a Vietnamese American astronomer - Chieu Luu, a Canadian journalist currently working in Washington, D.C.
- Phuc Lưu, a Vietnamese American Baptist minister, theologian, and philosopher.
- Lưu Huỳnh, a Vietnamese American film director
- Luu Trong LuLuu Trong LuLưu Trọng Lư is a Vietnamese poet, writer, play writer. He was born in 1912 at Cao Lao Hạ village, Bố Trạch district, Quang Binh Province, Bac Trung Bo, Vietnam. He attended Quốc học Huế school, then moved to Hanoi to work as a writer and journalist. He wrote many famous poems...
, a Vietnamese poet, writer, play writer
- Paul LUU, director of ODEADOM (the French Department's Agricultural Economy Development Office).
- Hai Luu, Transexual Actor.