Surname · also Chinese

Ch'i

Ch'i is a surname from Mandarin, ultimately from Wade–Giles.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Ch'i comes from Mandarin, and ultimately from Wade–Giles.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Mandarin 齊 (Qí).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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.

Similar names

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Wade–Giles

Ch'in

Ch'in is a surname from Mandarin, ultimately from Wade–Giles.

No U.S. birth series

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Korean

Choi

Choi is a surname from Cantonese, ultimately from Korean. It is used in English and Tagalog.

No U.S. birth series

17% boys · 83% girls

Hokkien

Chui

Chui is a surname from Cantonese, ultimately from Hokkien.

No U.S. birth series

12% boys · 88% girls

Chinese

Shih

Shih is a surname from Wade–Giles, ultimately from Mandarin.

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Chinese

Thị

“clan; née”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Korean

Choo

Choo is a surname from Chinese, ultimately from Korean.

No U.S. birth series

30% boys · 70% girls

Chinese

Chiến

Chiến is a masculine given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Wade–Giles

Chiu

Chiu is a surname from Cantonese, ultimately from Wade–Giles. It is used in English, Tagalog, and Cebuano.

No U.S. birth series

27% boys · 73% girls

Sibling ideas

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