Leng (surname)
Pronunciation | Lěng (Mandarin) |
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Language(s) | Chinese |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Old Chinese |
Leng is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 冷 in Chinese character and Vietnamese surname written Lãnh. It is listed 377th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 246th most common surname in China, shared by 300,000 people.[2]
Notable people[]
- (冷苞; 3rd century AD), Eastern Han dynasty general
- (杨岐方会; 992 – ca. 1049), lay surname Leng, founder of the Yangqi Sect of Chan Buddhism
- Leng Mei (冷枚, 17th–18th century), Qing dynasty painter
- (冷遹; 1882–1959), Vice Governor of Jiangsu province
- (冷家骥; 1899–1957), businessman and politician
- (冷欣; 1900–1987), Lieutenant General of the Republic of China
- (冷鹏飞; born 1933), PLA war hero and major general
- (冷宽; born 1938), Vice Admiral of the PLA Navy
- Leng Rong (冷溶; born 1953), Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
- Leng Xueyan (冷雪艳 born 1972), runner, Asian Games gold medalist
References[]
- ^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
- ^ 中国最新300大姓排名(2008) [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
Categories:
- Surnames
- Chinese-language surnames
- Individual Chinese surnames