Ruan (surname)
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| Ruan | |
|---|---|
 Ruan surname in regular script | |
| Pronunciation |
Ruǎn (Pinyin) Ńg (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) |
| Language(s) | Chinese, Vietnamese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Variant(s) |
Ruan, Juan (Mandarin) Un, Yuen (Cantonese) Ng (Hokkien) Nguang (Teochew) Nguyễn (Vietnamese) |
| Derivative(s) | Nguyễn |
Ruan (Chinese: 阮; pinyin: Ruǎn, [ʐwàn] (
)) is a family name originated from China.
The Mandarin Chinese version pronounced [ʐwàn] is romanized as Ruǎn in pinyin and Juǎn for the Wade–Giles System formerly standard in Taiwan. The Taiwanese Hokkien version [ŋ̩̂] is transcribed Ńg in Pe̍h-ōe-jī. The Cantonese version [jy̌n] is romanized Jyun2 in the Jyutping system or Yún in the Yale system, or more commonly Yuen or Un (the latter is typical in Macau).
It Vietnamese equivalent is Nguyễn (pronounced [ŋʷǐˀən] ( ) in Northern Vietnamese and [ŋʷĩəŋ] ( )) in Southern Vietnamese, and is the most common Vietnamese family name.
Notable people named Ruan
- Ruan Yu, a notable literature writer during Han Dynasty (Chinese: 阮瑀; ？－212)
- Ruan Xiaoxu, a notable bibliography writer during North Southern and Northern Dynasties (Chinese: 阮孝緒; 479－536)
- Ruan Ji, is one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (Chinese: 阮籍;210-263)
- Ruan Xian, a Chinese scholar who lived during the Six Dynasties period (Chinese: 阮咸;3rd century)
- Ruan Yuan, a scholar-official of renown in mid-Qing China prior to the Opium War (Chinese: 阮元, 1764-1849)
- Ruan Lingyu, prominent 20th-century Chinese actress (阮玲玉, 1910-1935)
- Ruan Lufei, Chinese chess player (阮露斐, b. 1987)
- Ruan Xiaoqi, character in the novel Water Margin (阮小七)
- Ethan Juan, a Taiwanese actor
- Kitty Yuen, Hong Kong entertainer
- Louis Yuen Siu-cheung, Hong Kong actor
See also
- Nguyễn
- Ng (surname)
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