Ni (surname)

Ni (倪)
	The Chinese surname Ni/Ngai in the running hand style.
Pronunciation	Ni (Mandarin); Ngai (Cantonese); Nga, Ngeh (Eastern Min)
Language(s)	Chinese
Origin
Language(s)	Old Chinese
Other names
Variant form(s)	Ngai, Nee

Ni is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 倪 in Chinese character. It is romanized Ngai in Cantonese. It is romanized as "Geh" in Malaysia and Singapore, and "Ge" in Indonesia, from its Minnan / Hokkian pronunciation. Ni is listed 71st in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.^[1] As of 2008, it is the 116th most common surname in China, shared by 1.4 million people.^[2]

Notable people

Ni Bian or Ni Shui (倪说, 3rd century BC), Warring States period diplomat from the state of Song
Ni Kuan (倪寬; died 103 BC), Western Han dynasty minister
Ni Shu (9th – 10th century), Southern Han chancellor
Ni Wenjun (died 1357), general of the Red Turban Rebellion
Ni Zan (1301–1374), painter, one of the Four Masters of the Yuan dynasty
Ni Yuanlu (1593–1644), Ming dynasty official and painter
Ni Xiangkai (倪象愷; fl. 1720s–30s), Qing dynasty Governor of Taiwan prefecture
Ni Wenwei (倪文蔚; 1823–1890), Qing dynasty Governor of Guangxi and Henan provinces
Ni Sichong (1868–1924), warlord of the Anhui clique
Ni Guizhen (倪桂珍; 1869–1931), matriarch of the Soong family, mother of Soong Ching-ling, Soong Mei-ling, and T. V. Soong
Ni Daolang (1879–1952), Governor of Anhui of the Wang Jingwei regime, executed for treason
Ni Yingdian (倪映典; 1885–1910), anti-Qing revolutionary leader, posthumously awarded rank of General
Ni Baochun (倪葆春; 1899–1997), physician, President of St. John's University, Shanghai
Ni Zhiliang (1900–1965), PLA lieutenant general, first Chinese ambassador to North Korea
Watchman Nee or Ni Tuosheng (1903–1972), Christian leader
Ni Wen-ya (1903–2006), President of the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China
Ni Chao (倪超; 1907–1996), civil engineer, President of National Cheng Kung University
Ngai Shiu-kit (1924–2015), Hong Kong legislator
Ni Weidou (born 1932), scientist, former vice-president of Tsinghua University
Ni Zhifu (1933–2013), politician, Politburo member
Ni Xiance (born 1935), former Governor of Jiangxi province, convicted of corruption
Ni Kuang (1935–2022), Hong Kong novelist
Ni Tianzeng (倪天增; 1937–1992), Vice Mayor of Shanghai
Ni Zhiqin (born 1942), Chinese high jumper who broke the world record
Ni Wei-Tou (born 1944), Taiwanese physicist
Siu Yam-yam or Ni Xiaoyan (born 1945), Hong Kong actress
Yi Shu or Ni Yishu (born 1946), Hong Kong novelist, sister of Ni Kuang
Ni Min-jan (1946–2005), Taiwanese actor
Fang Ying or Ni Fangning (方盈; 1948–2010), Hong Kong actress
Ni Fake (born 1954), former Vice Governor of Anhui province
Ni Ping (born 1959), actress and television presenter
Ni Yulan (born 1960), civil rights lawyer
Ngeh Koo Ham or Ni Kehan (倪可汉; born 1961), Malaysian politician, member of the Malaysian Parliament
Ni Xialian (born 1963), female table tennis player, world champion
Nga Kor Ming or Ni Kemin (倪可敏; born 1972), Malaysian politician, Perak State Legislative Assembly
Shunza or Ni Shunzi (born 1973), singer-songwriter
Fu-Te Ni or Ni Fude (born 1982), Taiwanese baseball player
Ni Hua (born 1983), chess grandmaster
Ni Hong (born 1986), female fencer, Olympic medalist
Ni Ni (born 1988), actress
Ni Bo (born 1989), football player
Ni Yusong (born 1991), football player

References

^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
^ "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 2014-09-25.

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