Ni (surname)

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Language(s) Chinese Variant(s) Ngai, Nee		Language(s) Old Chinese

Pronunciation Ni (Mandarin)Ngai (Cantonese)

Ni is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 倪 in Chinese character. It is romanized Ngai in Cantonese. Ni is listed 71st in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 116th most common surname in China, shared by 1.4 million people.

Notable people

Ni Shu (9th – 10th century), Southern Han chancellor

Ni Wenjun (died 1357), general of the Red Turban Rebellion

Ni Yuanlu (1593–1644), Ming dynasty official and painter

Ni Xiangkai (倪象愷; fl. 1720s–30s), Qing dynasty Governor of Taiwan prefecture

Ni Wenwei (倪文蔚; 1823–1890), Qing dynasty Governor of Guangxi and Henan provinces

Ni Sichong (1868–1924), warlord of the Anhui clique

Ni Guizhen (倪桂珍; 1869–1931), matriarch of the Soong clan, mother of Soong Ching-ling, Soong Mei-ling, and T. V. Soong

Ni Daolang (1879–1952), Governor of Anhui of the Wang Jingwei regime, executed for treason

Ni Yingdian (倪映典; 1885–1910), anti-Qing revolutionary leader, posthumously awarded rank of General

Ni Baochun (倪葆春; 1899–1997), physician, President of St. John's University, Shanghai

Ni Zhiliang (1900–1965), PLA lieutenant general, first Chinese ambassador to North Korea

Watchman Nee or Ni Tuosheng (1903–1972), Christian leader

Ni Chao (倪超; 1907–1996), civil engineer, President of National Cheng Kung University

Ngai Shiu-kit (born 1924), Hong Kong legislator

Ni Weidou (born 1932), scientist, former Vice-President of Tsinghua University

Ni Zhifu (1933–2013), politician, Politburo member

Ni Xiance (born 1935), former Governor of Jiangxi province, convicted of corruption

Ni Kuang (born 1935), Hong Kong novelist

Ni Tianzeng (倪天增; 1937–1992), Vice Mayor of Shanghai

Ni Wei-Tou (born 1944), Taiwanese physicist

Siu Yam-yam or Ni Xiaoyan (born 1945), Hong Kong actress

Yi Shu or Ni Yishu (born 1946), Hong Kong novelist, sister of Ni Kuang

Ni Min-jan (1946–2005), Taiwanese actor

Fang Ying or Ni Fangning (方盈; 1948–2010), Hong Kong actress

Ni Fake (born 1954), former Vice Governor of Anhui province

Ni Ping (born 1959), actress and television presenter

Ni Yulan (born 1960), civil rights lawyer

Ni Xialian (born 1963), female table tennis player, world champion

Shunza or Ni Shunzi (born 1973), singer-songwriter

Fu-Te Ni or Ni Fude (born 1982), Taiwanese baseball player

Ni Hua (born 1983), chess grandmaster

Ni Hong (born 1986), female fencer, Olympic medalist

Ni Ni (born 1988), actress

Ni Bo (born 1989), football player

Ni Yusong (born 1991), football player

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