Given name & surname · Chinese · Japanese · Vietnamese · unknown
周
“to carve”
周 is a surname. It is used in Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese.
Chinese and Japanese and Vietnamese and unknownWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Makoto.
Meaning & origin
周’s family of names
In Japanese usage, 周 can be written in the Roman alphabet as Makoto. In Japanese usage, 周 can be written in the Roman alphabet as AMANE. In Japanese usage, 周 can be written in the Roman alphabet as MEGURU.
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Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 43
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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People named 周
- Zhuang ZhouChinese Taoist philosopher (c. 369–286 BC)368 BC–287 BC
- Shu KamoJapanese association football player and managerborn 1939
- Ma ZhouTang Dynasty Chancellor601–648
- Shū WadaJapanese actor1938–2020
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