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Lan (surname 蓝)

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Language(s)
  
Chinese

Meaning
  
blue

Language(s)
  
Old Chinese

Variant(s)
  
Lam, Nam, Na, Nah

Pronunciation
  
Lán (Mandarin) Lam or Nam (Cantonese)

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

Notable people

  • Lan Yu (藍玉; died 1393), Ming dynasty general
  • Lan Jiqing (藍濟卿; 16th century), Ming dynasty official
  • Lan Ying (藍瑛; 1585–1664), Ming dynasty painter
  • Lan Run (藍潤; 17th century), Qing dynasty official
  • Lan Tingzhen (藍廷珍; 1664–1729), Qing dynasty military governor of Taiwan
  • Lan Dingyuan (藍鼎元; 1680–1733), Qing dynasty governor of Guangzhou
  • Lan Yuanmei (藍元枚; 1736–1787), Qing dynasty military governor of Taiwan, grandson of Lan Tingzhen
  • Lan Weiwen (蓝蔚雯; died 1857), Qing dynasty diplomat, magistrate of Shanghai
  • Lan Chaoding (藍朝鼎; died 1861), Qing dynasty rebel leader
  • Lan Chaozhu (藍朝柱; 1826–1864), Qing dynasty rebel leader, brother of Lan Chaoding
  • Lan Chengchun (藍成春; died 1864), Taiping Rebellion general
  • Lan Tianwei (藍天蔚; 1878–1922), Republic of China revolutionary
  • Lan Wenzheng (藍文徵; 1901–1976), Republic of China historian
  • Ran In-ting (藍蔭鼎; 1903–1979), Taiwanese painter and media executive
  • Lan Yinong (蓝亦农; 1919–2008), Communist Party chief of Chongqing and Guizhou
  • Lam Sim-fook (藍新福; born 1923), Malaya-born Hong Kong doctor
  • Lan Tianye (蓝天野; born 1927), actor
  • Lan Gang (藍剛; 1930–1989), Hong Kong detective
  • Lam Lay Yong (蓝丽蓉; born 1936), Singaporean mathematician
  • Lam Tin (藍天; 1937–1987), Hong Kong actor
  • David Lan (藍鴻震; born 1940), Hong Kong politician
  • Lan Meijin (藍美津; born 1944), Taiwanese politician
  • Lan Xingmu (藍星木; born 1949), Taiwanese politician
  • Lan Bozhou (藍博洲; born 1960), Taiwanese writer
  • Lan Tianli (蓝天立; born 1962), Vice-Chairman of Guangxi Autonomous Region
  • Yammie Lam (藍潔瑛; born 1964), Hong Kong actress
  • Pauline Lan (藍心湄; born 1965), Taiwanese actress and singer
  • Jimmy Nah or Lan Qinxi (蓝钦喜; 1968–2008), Singaporean comedian
  • Lam Pin Min (藍彬明; born 1969), Singaporean doctor and politician
  • Pong Nan or Lan Yibang (藍奕邦; born 1978), Hong Kong singer
  • Lan Cheng-lung (藍正龍; born 1979), Taiwanese actor
  • Jin Sha, born Lan Feilin (蓝菲琳; born 1983), singer and actress
  • Lan Shaobai (藍少白; born 1986), Taiwanese baseball player
  • Lan Shaowen (藍少文; born 1988), Taiwanese baseball player
  • Lan Yan (蓝燕; born 1990), actress
  • Lan Yingying (藍盈瑩; born 1990), actress
  • Carmen Nam (藍家汶; born 1993), Hong Kong swimmer
  • Lan Caihe (藍采和), one of the Eight Immortals

    • References

    Lan (surname 蓝) Wikipedia
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