Wu (surname)
Wu is the Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese surname 吳 (Traditional Chinese), 吴 (Simplified Chinese), which is 10th most common surname in Mainland China. Several other, less common Chinese surnames are also translated into English as "Wu": 武, 伍, 仵, 烏, and 鄔.
Wu (or Woo) is also the Cantonese transliteration of the different Chinese surname 胡 (see Hu), used in Hong Kong, and by overseas Chinese of Cantonese speaking areas of Guangdong, or Hong Kong origin. In Vietnamese, it is Võ (or Vũ.)
The name is also one of the most common surnames in Korea. It is spelled 오 in Hangul and romanized O by the three major romanization systems, but more commonly spelled Oh in South Korea. Also in Vietnamese, Gô but more commonly spelled Ngô in North Vietnam.
Famous people named Wu
(in alphabetical order)
- 吴邦国 - Wu Bangguo, Chinese official
- 吳彥祖 - Wu, Daniel, Chinese actor
- 吳振偉 - Wu, David, congressman from the 1st district of Oregon
- 吳 - Wu, Frank, science-fiction artist
- 吳景滔 - Wu, Jingtao, Ian Chinese child actor from Hong Kong
- 吳鑑泉 - Wu Jianquan (1870-1942), Taijiquan teacher
- 吳健雄 - Wu Jianxiong, Chinese scientist
- 吳宇森 - Woo, John, film director
- 胡家瑋 - Wu Ka Wai, Jennifer, famous actress, Oscar nominated in 2006
- 吴蛮 - Wu Man, pipa and ruan player
- 吳光正 - Woo Kwong Ching, Peter, Hong Kong entrepreneur, billionaire and politician
- 武松 - Wu Song, famous hero from the Chinese classic: Outlaws of the Marsh.
- 吴天明 - Wu Tianming Chinese film director
- 伍家球 - Wu, William F., science-fiction author
- 吴仪 - Wu Yi, Chinese politician
- 武則天 - Wu Zetian, (625 - December 16, 705), the only female emperor in the history of China
- 伍子胥 - Wu Zixu, great general in the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history
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