Ye (surname)
| Ye | |
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| Pronunciation |
Yè (Mandarin) |
| Language(s) | Chinese, Vietnamese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Word/Name | City of Ye, State of Chu |
| Meaning | leaf |
| Other names | |
| Variant(s) | Yeh, Yip, Ip, Yap, Yapp, Yeap |
| Derivative(s) | Diệp |
Yè (Mandarin)
Yip (Cantonese)
Yap (Hakka, Hokkien)
Ye is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in traditional character and in simplified character. It is listed 257th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames, and is the 42nd most common surname in China, with a population of 5.8 million as of 2008.
Ye is also romanized Yeh in Wade-Giles; Yip, Ip, and Jip in Cantonese; Iap, Yap, Yapp, and Yeap in Hakka and Minnan.
In Middle Chinese, Ye (葉) was pronounced Sjep (IPA: [ɕiɛp]). As late as the 11th-century Guangyun Dictionary, it was a homophone of other characters that are pronounced shè in modern Mandarin and sip in modern Cantonese.
As of 2008, Ye is the 42nd most common surname in Mainland China, with a population of 5.8 million. It is the 22nd most common surname on Taiwan as of 2005.
Ye means "leaf" in modern Chinese, but the name arose as a clan name referring to the city of Ye in the State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. The city gave its name to the present-day Ye County in Henan Province.
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