Liu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "liu"

English

Etymology

From several Chinese surnames, including:

• From Mandarin 劉／刘 (liú). Doublet of Lau and Luu.
• From Cantonese 廖 (liu⁶). Doublet of Liao.

Pronunciation

• (surname from Mandarin 劉): IPA^(key): (like Mandarin) /liˈoʊ/, (like Taishanese, Hakka, Northern Min, Hokkien, etc) /liˈu/; (also) /ˈlu/
• (surname from Cantonese 廖): (Hong Kong) IPA^(key): /ˈliu̯/

Proper noun

Liu (plural Lius)

1. A surname from Chinese.
   1. A surname from Mandarin.
   2. A surname from Cantonese.

Translations

surname 劉/刘

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 劉／刘 (lau⁴)

  Hakka: 劉／刘

  Mandarin: 劉／刘 (zh) (Liú)

• Hungarian: Liu
• Indonesian: Liu
• Javanese: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: Lưu, 劉

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Liu is the 411^st 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

• Lew

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈlju/ [ˈlju]
    • Rhymes: -u
  • IPA^(key): /ˈljow/ [ˈljoʊ̯] (Mandarin Pinyin-literate)
    • Rhymes: -ow
• Syllabification: Liu

Proper noun

Liu (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜌᜓ)

1. a Chinese surname from Mandarin