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葉

“leaf”

葉 is a surname from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. It is used in Chinese.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

葉 goes back to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lap, meaning “leaf.”

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Where it comes from

葉 comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan.

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How it developed

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lap (“leaf”).

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葉’s family of names

In Chinese usage, 葉 as a surname has a related form in 頁.

Walk 葉’s family in the name graph

葉頁Ye叶

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named 葉

Characters named 葉: Yoh Asakura (Shaman King).

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