Wǔ is a Chinese surname. It is pronounced Mo in Cantonese. In Vietnamese is written Vũ or Võ. As a Chinese word, it carries the meanings "martial", "military", "martial arts".
Originsedit
from Wu Luo (武羅), which is said to be either the name of a prehistoric state in present-day Guangxi or an official of the prehistoric Xia dynasty[1]
Wu Changshun (武长顺; born 1954), former police chief of the municipality of Tianjin, China
Wu Dawei (武大伟; born 1946), former special representative for Korean Peninsula Affairs and former Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
Wu Weihua (武维华; born 1956), chair of the Jiusan Society, a minority party in the People's Republic of China
Wu Yi (武艺; born 1990), also known as Philip Wu and Philip Lau, Chinese pop singer
Referencesedit
^Acquired surname: Wu Zetian's surname at birth is unknown.
^Patrick Hanks, Peter McClure, and Richard Coates, The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
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October 28, 2023
surname, chinese, surname, pronounced, cantonese, vietnamese, written, chinese, word, carries, meanings, martial, military, martial, arts, origins, editfrom, 武羅, which, said, either, name, prehistoric, state, present, guangxi, official, prehistoric, dynasty, f. Wǔ is a Chinese surname It is pronounced Mo in Cantonese In Vietnamese is written Vũ or Vo As a Chinese word it carries the meanings martial military martial arts Origins editfrom Wu Luo 武羅 which is said to be either the name of a prehistoric state in present day Guangxi or an official of the prehistoric Xia dynasty 1 from the posthumous title of Duke Wu of Song r 765 748 BCE Spring and Autumn period ruler of Song in present day Shangqiu Henan from the posthumous name of Wu Ding king of the Shang dynasty c 1200 BCE from the personal name of a son of King Ping of Zhou first king of the Eastern Zhou dynastyNotable people editWu Zetian 武則天 a 624 705 the only Empress Regnant in China s history Wu Chengsi 武承嗣 d 698 Prince Xuan of Wei 魏宣王 nephew of Wu Zetian Wu Youji 武攸暨 d 712 Prince Zhongjian of Ding 定忠簡王 husband of Princess Taiping Wu Song 武松 legendary hero from the Chinese classic novel Outlaws of the Marsh Maggie Wu 武卫 born 1969 Chinese business executive and Chief Financial Officer of Alibaba Group Wu Yuxiang 武禹襄 1812 1880 tai chi teacher and government official active during the late Qing dynasty Wu Changshun 武长顺 born 1954 former police chief of the municipality of Tianjin China Wu Dawei 武大伟 born 1946 former special representative for Korean Peninsula Affairs and former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People s Republic of China Wu Lei 武磊 born 1991 Chinese footballer Wu Weihua 武维华 born 1956 chair of the Jiusan Society a minority party in the People s Republic of China Wu Yi 武艺 born 1990 also known as Philip Wu and Philip Lau Chinese pop singerReferences edit Acquired surname Wu Zetian s surname at birth is unknown Patrick Hanks Peter McClure and Richard Coates The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland nbsp This page lists people with the surname Wu If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page you may wish to change that link by adding the person s given name s to the link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wu surname 武 amp oldid 1178333643, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
