Lan (surname 蓝)

Not to be confused with Lan (surname 兰).
Lan (蓝/藍)
PronunciationLán (Mandarin)
Lam or Nam (Hakka)
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
Meaningblue
Other names
Variant form(s)Lam, Nam, Na, Nah

Lan is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 蓝 in simplified Chinese and 藍 in traditional Chinese. It is romanized Lam or Nam in Hakka.

Lan is listed 131st in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it was the 121st most common surname in China, shared by 1.4 million people.[2]

Notable people surnamed Lan in English contexts

This is a Chinese name, meaning the surname is stated before the given name, though Chinese persons living in Western countries will often put their surname after their given name.

Lan

(Mandarin and Wu Chinese form):

Lam

(Hakka or Cantonese form)

Other variants

  • Carmen Nam, or Lán Jiāwèn (藍家汶; born 1993), Hong Kong swimmer
  • Jimmy Nah, or Nah Khim See (蓝钦喜; 1968–2008), Singaporean comedian
  • Pong Nan, or Nan Yik-Pong (藍奕邦; born 1978), Hong Kong singer
  • Ran In-ting (藍蔭鼎; 1903–1979), Taiwanese painter and media executive

References

  1. ^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  2. ^ 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 2014-10-28.