Yu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "yu"
English
Etymology 1
Abbreviation.
Proper noun
Yu
Alternative forms
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Transliteration:
- (Mandarin): From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin (for: ㄩˊ, ㄩˇ, ㄩˋ, ㄧㄡˊ) (余, 于, 由 (yóu), 魚 / 鱼 (yú) / 鱼 (yú), 漁 / 渔 (yú), 渔 (yú), 楀 (yǔ), 俞, 喻, 兪, 於 / 于, 遇 (yù), 虞 (yú), 郁 (yù), 尉, 禹 (yǔ), 游 (yóu), 尤 (yóu), 庾 (yǔ), 娛 / 娱, 娱, 茹)
- (Korean): From Korean 유 (yu) or 류 (ryu) (柳, 劉, 兪, 庾)
- (Japanese): From Japanese ゆう or ユウ (優, 夕, 友, 有, 勇, 祐, 裕, 雄, 悠, 由宇, 侑)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈju/
Proper noun
Yu (plural Yus)
- Synonym of You; A surname from Mandarin.
- 2021 August 30, Emma Goldberg, “Demand Surges for Deworming Drug for Covid, Despite Scant Evidence It Works”, in The New York Times[1]:
- Dr. Yu has refused the ivermectin requests, he said, but he knows some of his colleagues have not.
- Synonym of Yoo; A surname from Korean.
- Synonym of Yuu; A unisex given name from Japanese.
Synonyms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Yu is the 658th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 52,035 individuals. Yu is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (96.1%) individuals.
See also
- (Mandarin): Yu (Chinese surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (Korean): Yoo (Korean surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (Japanese): Yū on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Yu
- A county of Yangquan, Shanxi, China.
- [2005 February 4, Hester Xu, Yan Zhang, “Fighting a Lonely Cause”, in Beijing Today [今日北京][2], number 192, →ISSN, →OCLC, 面孔 [miànkǒng, Face], page 9, column 3:
- She went to Yangquan Village of Yuxian County in Shanxi Province. Having never been to such a remote and backward countryside area with its scenic views and fresh air, Kang joked with her colleagues that it was like being on a tourist trip.]
- [2011, Warren Bruce Palmer, “The Modern Chinese Economy”, in Robert André LaFleur, editor, China[3], ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 123:
- Banners and a portrait of Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong adorn the front of this strange-looking freight train making its first run in Yuxian County, Shanxi Province.]
Translations
Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Yu Xian”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World[4], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3536, column 2
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From Hokkien 楊/杨 (Iûⁿ). Compare Singaporean & Malaysian English Yeoh.
Proper noun
Yu
- a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien, the 26th most common in the Philippines
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 楊/杨 (iûⁿ) or 尤 (iû). Compare Singaporean & Malaysian English Yeoh.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ju/ [jʊ]
- Rhymes: -u
- Syllabification: Yu
- Homophone: yu
Proper noun
Yu (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓ)
- a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien, the 26th most common in the Philippines