Surname · Chinese
永
永 is a surname from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. It is used in Chinese.
ChineseWritten in Chinese characters script.
Meaning & origin
永’s family of names
In Japanese usage, 永 as a surname has a related form in 長.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named 永
- Ch'oe YŏngKorean general (1316 – 1388 )
- You YoungSouth Korean figure skaterborn 2004
- Crown Prince HyomyeongKorean prince (1809–1830)
- Liu YongSong dynasty poet (987–1053)
- Seo YoungSouth Korean actress (1984-)
- Liu YongChinese badminton playerborn 1975
- Liu Yong3rd century imperial prince of the Shu Han state
- Kim YoungSouth Korean golferborn 1980
- Zhang YongzhenChinese virologistborn 1965
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