Ma (surname 麻)

Ma
Chinese name
Chinese
Literal meaninghemp
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Wade–GilesMa2
IPA[mǎ]
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingMaa4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJMôa
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinese/mae/
Old Chinese
Zhengzhang/*mraːl/
Vietnamese name
VietnameseMa

Ma (麻) is a Chinese surname.[1] According to a 2013 study, it was the 253rd most common name in China; it was shared by 330,000 people, or 0.025% of the population, being most popular in Zhejiang.[2] It is the 135th name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[3]

It should not be confused with Mǎ (马/馬) ("horse"), one of the most common surnames in China.

Origins

The character 麻 denotes a plant, usually hemp, sesame or flax. The surname is traced to the Spring and Autumn Period (8th–5th centuries BC), being derived from either of:

Notable people

References

  1. ^ 羊姓史话. 江西人民出版社. February 23, 2001. ISBN 9787210024453 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Yuan Yida (袁义达), Qiu Jiaru, 邱家儒. 中国四百大姓. Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Ma Surname Meaning & Ma Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com.
  5. ^ "Last name MA: Origin and meaning".

 

Prefix: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Portal di Ensiklopedia Dunia