Given name & surname

Shiu

Shiu is a surname from Cantonese.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Shiu comes from Cantonese.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Wade–Giles

Chiu

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

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27% boys · 73% girls

Chinese

Sheu

Sheu is a surname from Mandarin.

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44% boys · 56% girls

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Shau

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26% boys · 74% girls

Chinese

Qiu

Qiu is a surname from Mandarin. It is used in English and French.

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10% boys · 90% girls

Chinese

Niu

“a young girl”

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44% boys · 56% girls

Chinese

Shih

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

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50% boys · 50% girls

Chinese

Situ

Situ is a surname from Mandarin.

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47% boys · 53% girls

Chinese

Shuang

“a bright man”

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25% boys · 75% girls

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