Lan (surname 蓝)
Not to be confused with Lan (surname 兰).
| Lan (蓝/藍) | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation |
Lán (Mandarin) Lam or Nam (Cantonese) |
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Meaning | blue |
| Other names | |
| Variant(s) | Lam, Nam, Na, Nah |
Lan is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 蓝 in simplified Chinese and 藍 in traditional Chinese. It is romanized Lam or Nam in Cantonese. Lan is listed 131st in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 121st most common surname in China, shared by 1.4 million people.[2]
Notable people
- Lan Yu (藍玉; died 1393), Ming dynasty general
- Lan Jiqing (藍濟卿; 16th century), Ming dynasty official
- Lan Ying (藍瑛; 1585–1664), Ming dynasty painter
- Lan Run (藍潤; 17th century), Qing dynasty official
- Lan Tingzhen (藍廷珍; 1664–1729), Qing dynasty military governor of Taiwan
- Lan Dingyuan (藍鼎元; 1680–1733), Qing dynasty governor of Guangzhou
- Lan Yuanmei (藍元枚; 1736–1787), Qing dynasty military governor of Taiwan, grandson of Lan Tingzhen
- Lan Weiwen (蓝蔚雯; died 1857), Qing dynasty diplomat, magistrate of Shanghai
- Lan Chaoding (藍朝鼎; died 1861), Qing dynasty rebel leader
- Lan Chaozhu (藍朝柱; 1826–1864), Qing dynasty rebel leader, brother of Lan Chaoding
- Lan Chengchun (藍成春; died 1864), Taiping Rebellion general
- Lan Tianwei (藍天蔚; 1878–1922), Republic of China revolutionary
- Lan Wenzheng (藍文徵; 1901–1976), Republic of China historian
- Na Im-teng or Lan Yinding (藍蔭鼎; 1903–1979), Taiwanese painter and media executive
- Lam Sim-fook (藍新福; born 1923), Malaya-born Hong Kong doctor
- Lan Tianye (蓝天野; born 1927), actor
- Lan Gang (藍剛; 1930–1989), Hong Kong detective
- Lam Lay Yong (蓝丽蓉; born 1936), Singaporean mathematician
- Lam Tin (藍天; 1937–1987), Hong Kong actor
- David Lan (藍鴻震; born 1940), Hong Kong politician
- Lan Meijin (藍美津; born 1944), Taiwanese politician
- Lan Xingmu (藍星木; born 1949), Taiwanese politician
- Lan Bozhou (藍博洲; born 1960), Taiwanese writer
- Lan Tianli (蓝天立; born 1962), Vice-Chairman of Guangxi Autonomous Region
- Yammie Lam (藍潔瑛; born 1964), Hong Kong actress
- Pauline Lan (藍心湄; born 1965), Taiwanese actress and singer
- Jimmy Nah or Lan Qinxi (蓝钦喜; 1968–2008), Singaporean comedian
- Pong Nan or Lan Yibang (藍奕邦; born 1978), Hong Kong singer
- Lan Cheng-lung (藍正龍; born 1979), Taiwanese actor
- Jin Sha, born Lan Feilin (蓝菲琳; born 1983), singer and actress
- Lan Shaobai (藍少白; born 1986), Taiwanese baseball player
- Lan Shaowen (藍少文; born 1988), Taiwanese baseball player
- Lan Yan (蓝燕; born 1990), actress
- Lan Yingying (藍盈瑩; born 1990), actress
- Carmen Nam (藍家汶; born 1993), Hong Kong swimmer
- Lan Caihe (藍采和), one of the Eight Immortals
References
- ↑ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
- ↑ 中国最新300大姓排名（2008） [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-10-28.