Yan (surname)

Yan is a surname in several languages and the pinyin romanization for several Chinese surnames, including "严 (嚴)", "晏 (晏)", "偃 (偃)", "颜 (顏)", "言 (言)", "燕 (燕)", "阎 (閻)", "闫 (閆)", "鄢 (鄢)" in simplified (traditional) form.

These characters are romanised as Yen in the Wade–Giles romanization system which was commonly used before the early 80s. As such, individuals and institutions who had to romanize their Chinese names prior to that time, such as when having their books translated or publishing manuscripts outside of China, used "Yen" instead of "Yan". Such examples include Yenching University and the Harvard-Yenching Institute. The Yan surname in Taiwan is mostly spelled as Yen since only until recently has the government approved the use of pinyin romanization of names. The Cantonese romanization of these surnames is "Yim". As such, most people from Hong Kong and Chinese diaspora that emigrated prior to 1949 from Guangdong use the name Yim.

On many occasions, the surname "甄 (甄)" is also romanized as Yan in Cantonese. This name in Mandarin is romanized as Zhēn, see Zhen (surname).

Yan is also an alternative spelling of the Breton name Yann.

Latin alphabet

严 (嚴)
Further information: Yan (surname 严)

阎 (閻)
Main article: Yan (surname 阎)

闫 (閆)
闫 / 閆
RomanizationYan

Yan (simplified Chinese: 闫; traditional Chinese: 閆), pinyin Yán, originated as a variant of the surname 閻.

Notable people

顏 (颜)
Main article: Yan (surname 顏)

Yan You was the first king of the Xiao Zhu and was originally known as Cao You. His ancestor was called Yan An who inherited a piece of land, which later flourished into the Zhu kingdom, a feudal state of Lu. According to the judicial rules of that time, Cao You had to give up his surname in order to ascend the throne. He adopted his father Yi Fu's style name Bo Yan. From then on Cao You was known as Yan You. This officially made Yan You the first Yan in Chinese history.[1] Yan An was the son of Luzhong (陸終), grandson of Zhurong clan and Wuhui (吳回). Zhurong was said to be the son of Gaoyang (also known as Zhuanxu), a sky god. Zhuanxu was a grandson of the Yellow Emperor.

Cao are believed to be descended of the ancient Zhou kings (Ji was the ancestral name of the Zhou dynasty). The surname is derived of a kingdom called the State of Cao.[2] The Ji family is traced from the miraculous birth of the Xia dynasty culture hero and court official Houji, a previously barren wife of the Emperor Ku (this origin allowed his descendants to claim a lineage from the Yellow Emperor as well) caused by his mother's stepping into a footprint left by the supreme god Shangdi. Shaohao is usually identified as a son of the Yellow Emperor. According to some traditions, he is a member of the Five Emperors.

晏

Yan (晏), or a typical Han surname, ranks 202nd on the current surname list, with a population of about 578,000, accounting for about 0.036% of the country's total population (2021)

The surname Yan is a rare surname today, but it is widely distributed, accounting for about 0.027% of the national Han population, ranking 324th. Especially in Hubei, Sichuan, Jiangxi and other provinces, the surname Yan accounts for 82% of the population of the Han nationality in the country.

Yan was listed 324th on the Hundred Family Surnames, in the verse Wen Bie Zhuang Yan (溫別莊晏).

From Luzhong's clan

Descended from Yan An and belonged to the clan named after his ancestors. According to legend, the ancient emperor Zhuanxu, also known as the Gaoyang clan, whose son was called Zhi, called his son Laotong. Laotong gave birth to two sons, Chongli and Wu Hui, who served as the Huozheng of Emperor Ku successively, which is also called by later generations Zhu Rong's clan.

Wu Hui had a son named Lu Zhong, and he gave birth to six sons, Kun Wu, Cen Hu, Peng Zu, Heren, An, Jilian. These six sons are important figures in the history of the evolution of the Chinese nation. Their descendants have multiplied into many important surnames, including Su, Gu, Wen, Dong, Peng, Cao, Lou, Yan, An, etc.

Among them, Lu Zhong's fifth son is called "An". It is said that when he was born, the weather was sunny and the sky was blue. This is recorded in the Book of Origins: "Yan, after Lu Zhong's son Yan An." It is also recorded in Xingshi Kaolue: Lu Zhong's fifth son Yan An, Tang Yaojun Youyan Long, see the Classic of Mountains and Seas, from the Yan family."

"Yan" has the same meaning as "An" in ancient times, and can be used interchangeably.

Among the descendants of Yan An, there are those whose surname is the name of the ancestral fief, called Yan's and An's, which have been passed down from generation to generation. Apparently, Yan is an ancient surname with thousands of history.

Most of the Yan clan respect Yan An as the first ancestor of the surname. Pass, can be false and common to each other.

From the surname Jiang, from Yan Long

A minister in the period of Emperor Yao in ancient times, and belongs to the family with the name of the ancestor.

It is said that during the reign of Emperor Yao, there was a minister named Yan Long who was in charge of ritual and music. He was good at composing music, and he also created the world's first stringed instrument. Emperor Yao was delighted after listening to his performance and gave him the name "piano".

Yan Long is actually considered to be the earliest true ancestor of the Yan family. Among the descendants of Yan Long, there are those whose surname is the ancestor's name, called Yan's, which has been passed down from generation to generation.

Originating from the surname Jiang, from the fiefdom of Yan Qiang

An official below the rank of minister of Qi State in the Spring and Autumn Period, it belongs to the clan with the name of the fief.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was an official in the state of Qi, whose original name was Jiang Ruo, who originally lived in Baoli (now Licheng, Jinan, Shandong), and was later sealed in Yanyi (now Yancheng, Qihe, Shandong) due to his merits. He used the name of the title as his own. Surname, called Yan Ruo.

Yan Ruo's descendants are mostly intelligent, and his family, together with Gao, Guo, and Bao, became the four prominent families of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period, and served as ministers in Qi for generations. Its famous representative is Yan Ying, the prime minister of Qi State in the Spring and Autumn Period.

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Notable people
  • Yan An (晏安), he was the grandson of Wuhui of Zhu Rong's clan and the fifth son of Luzhong
  • Yan Ying (晏嬰) (578-500 BC), prime minister of the state of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period
  • An Ruzi (安孺子) (??-489 BC), also known as Yan Ruzi (晏孺子), ruled the state of Qi for a brief period after the death of Duke Jing of Qi
  • Yan Shu (晏殊) (991-1055), writer and politician, served as prime minister during the Song dynasty
  • Y. C. James Yen (晏陽初) (1890-1990), Chinese educator and organizer known for his literacy work in rural areas around the world
  • Yan Zi (晏紫) (born 1984), Chinese tennis player
  • Kevin Yan Zidong (晏紫东) (10 December 1994), is a Chinese actor and singer
  • Yan Zihao (晏紫豪)(born 18 January 1995), is a Chinese footballer

See also
  • Yanzi chunqiu (晏子春秋), or Annals of Master Yan, is an ancient Chinese text dating to the Warring States period (475–221 BC) that contains a collection of stories, speeches, and remonstrations attributed to Yan Ying (晏嬰), a famous official from the State of Qi who served Duke Jing of Qi (r. 547–489 BC).

延
延
RomanizationYan

Yan (延) is a Chinese surname. It has various origins:

燕
See also: Former Yan and Yan (state)

Yan (燕) is a Chinese surname. It has various origins:

Burmese (ရန်ရ)
ရန်ရ
RomanizationYan
  • Yan Aung Kyaw (born 1989), Burmese footballer for Myanmar national football team
  • Yan Aung Win (born 1992), Burmese footballer for Myanmar national football team
  • Yan Paing (born 1983), Burmese footballer for Myanmar national football team
  • Yan Yan Chan, Burmese singer

Breton and French-speaking people
  • Yan' Dargent (1824-1899), painter
  • Yan Greub (1972), romanist
  • Yan England (1981), actor
  • Yan Moran (1954), photographer
  • Yan Kouton (1971), writer
  • Yan Valery (1999), football player

References
  1. "Gan Heritage Chapter E-Book".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Cao surname origins".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 姓氏文化：晏姓 https://www.sohu.com/a/273010708_760675
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