Liu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "liu"

English

Etymology

From several Chinese surnames, from Mandarin pronunciations, especially 劉／刘 (liú). Doublet of Lau, Luu.

Proper noun

Liu (plural Lius)

  1. A surname from Chinese.
    1. A surname from Mandarin.
  • Lau (surname 劉／刘 derived from Cantonese)
  • Luu (surname 劉 derived from Vietnamese)

Translations

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Liu is the 411st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 78370 individuals. Liu is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (95.62%) individuals.

Hungarian

Etymology

From Chinese surnames, from Mandarin pronunciations, especially 劉／刘 (liú).

Proper noun

Liu

  1. a surname, Liu, from Chinese
    1. a surname from Mandarin

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hakka (Liù, Liuˇ, Liu2) pronunciations, from Chinese 劉／刘 (liú).

Proper noun

Liu

  1. a surname, Liu, from Chinese
    1. a surname from Hakka

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Mandarin 劉／刘 (Liú). Doublet of Lao and Lew.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈliw/, [ˈliʊ̯]

Proper noun

Liu

  1. a surname from Mandarin of Chinese origin
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