Yue (surname)

Yuè is the Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese family name 岳. In places which use the Wade-Giles romanization such as Taiwan, Yue is usually spelled as "Yüeh" or "Yueh".

岳, 樂
Yue
PronunciationYuè
Origin
Word/nameChina
MeaningMountain

Yuè is also the pinyin transliteration of the surname 樂 in traditional character and 乐 in simplified character. This name can also be read as Lè, which has a different origin.

Prominent individuals with the surname Yue 岳

Prominent individuals with the surname Yue 樂/乐

It is the 81st name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[1]

  • Yue Jin (樂進) Military General who served under Warlord Cao Cao in the Late Han dynasty
  • Yue Yi (樂毅) Minister of the states of Zhao and Yan in the Warring States era
  • Yue Guang (樂廣) Minister of West Jin during the Jin dynasty

References
  1. K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.
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