Given name & surname · also Chinese
Chiu
Chiu is a surname from Cantonese, ultimately from Wade–Giles. It is used in English, Tagalog, and Cebuano.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Chiu comes from Cantonese, and ultimately from Wade–Giles.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Cantonese 趙 (ziu⁶), from Hokkien 周 (Chiu), from Mandarin ^邱.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Chiu’s family of names
In English usage, Chiu as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with QIU. In Filipino usage, Chiu as a surname has a related form in CHU. In English usage, Chiu as a surname has a related form in QIU.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Chiu has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Chinese roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
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 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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