Given name & surname
Niu
“a young girl”
Niu is used as a given name and a surname. One Chinese interpretation is “a young girl.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Chinese interpretation is “a young girl.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Chinese.
Niu’s family of names
In English usage, Niu as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Liang. In Filipino usage, Niu as a surname shares a linguistic root with the English form Neo. In English usage, Niu as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Neo.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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