Wu (surname 伍)
Wu (Chinese: 伍; pinyin: Wǔ; Jyutping: Ng5) is a Chinese surname. It is the 89th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[1] It means ‘five’ in Chinese, an alternative form of the character 五.[2] A 2013 study found that it was the 116th most common name, shared by 1,710,000 people or 0.130% of the population, with the province with the most being Guangdong.[3]
Origins[]
- from the personal name of Wu Xu (伍胥), an official during the reign of the legendary Yellow Emperor[2]
- from the personal name of Wu Shen (伍參), an official in Chu during the Spring and Autumn period[2]
Notable people[]
- Wu Jin-lin (伍錦霖), President of Examination Yuan
- Wu Yee-sun (伍宜孫, 1900 – 2005) a Hong Kong entrepreneur and billionaire who founded the Wing Lung Bank
- Wu Shih-wen (伍世文), Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China (2000–2002)
- Christine Ng Wing-mei (Chinese: 伍詠薇; born 1969) is an actress and singer based on Hong Kong
- 伍連德 – Wu Lien-teh, (1879-1960) Malaysia-born Chinese physician, pioneer epidemiologist
- Wu, Melissa, Australian diver
- 伍潔芳 (伍洁芳) – WuDunn, Sheryl, American writer
- Johnny Eng (born ca. 1958) (Chinese: 伍少衡; Jyutping: ng5 siu3 hang4), also known as Onionhead (Chinese: 蔥頭; Jyutping: cung1 tau4) or Machinegun Johnny,[1] is a Hong Kong-born American criminal, leader of the Flying Dragons (gang)
- 伍家球 – Wu, William F., science fiction author
- 伍子胥 – Wu Zixu, general in the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history
- 伍佰 – Wu Bai, stage name of Taiwanese singer Wu Chun-lin (吳俊霖)
- Celeste Ng (Chinese: 伍綺詩) (born 1980) is an American writer and novelist
- Alice Wu (伍思薇; born 1970) American film director and screenwriter
- Mike Eng (伍國慶; born 1946) American politician and member of the Democratic Party
- Philip Ng Wan-lung (Chinese: 伍允龍) is a Hong Kong-born American actor, martial artist and action choreographer
- Chelsia Ng (伍家丽) is an actress from Malaysia
See also[]
References[]
Categories:
- Individual Chinese surnames