Given name & surname

Zhu

Zhu is a surname from Mandarin.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Zhu comes from Mandarin.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Zhu’s family of names

In English usage, Zhu as a surname has a related form in Tu. In English usage, Zhu as a surname has a related form in CHU. In English usage, Zhu as a surname has a related form in CHU.

Walk Zhu’s family in the name graph

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

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Nicknames & forms 3

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

Across languages 6

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

People named Zhu

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Zhu, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Chinese

Như

Như is a feminine given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Chinese

Nhữ

Nhữ is a surname from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

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Chinese

Thư

Thư is a feminine given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Chinese

Zhao

Zhao is a surname from Mandarin, ultimately from Chinese.

No U.S. birth series

47% boys · 53% girls

Chinese

Zhang

Zhang is a surname from Mandarin. It is used in English and Tagalog.

No U.S. birth series

44% boys · 56% girls

Chinese

Zhong

“an honorable woman”

No U.S. birth series

41% boys · 59% girls

Chinese

Mingzhu

“shiny pearl”

No U.S. birth series

9% boys · 91% girls

Chinese

Sheu

Sheu is a surname from Mandarin.

No U.S. birth series

44% boys · 56% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Zhu’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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