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'''Lan''' is the [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]] [[pinyin]] and [[Wade–Giles]] romanization of the [[Chinese surname]] written {{linktext|兰}} in [[simplified Chinese]] and {{linktext|蘭}} in [[traditional Chinese]]. Lan 蘭 is not listed in the [[Song dynasty]] [[Chinese classics|classic text]] ''[[Hundred Family Surnames]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guoxue.com/gxrm/gx_bjx.htm |title={{no italic|百家姓}} |trans_title=Hundred Family Surnames |publisher=Guoxue |language=Chinese |accessdate=2014-10-28}}</ref> As of 2008, it is the 154th most common surname in China, shared by 840,000 people.<ref name=top300>{{cite web |url=http://www.taiwan.cn/zppd/XSDG/200901/t20090106_811068.htm |title=中国最新300大姓排名（2008）|trans_title=300 most common surnames in China (2008) |publisher=Taiwan.cn |language=Chinese |date=2009-01-06 |accessdate=2014-10-28}}</ref>
'''Lan''' is the [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]] [[pinyin]] and [[Wade–Giles]] romanization of the [[Chinese surname]] written {{linktext|兰}} in [[simplified Chinese]] and {{linktext|蘭}} in [[traditional Chinese]]. As of 2008, it is the 154th most common surname in China, shared by 840,000 people.<ref name=top300>{{cite web |url=http://www.taiwan.cn/zppd/XSDG/200901/t20090106_811068.htm |script-title=zh:中国最新300大姓排名（2008）|trans-title=300 most common surnames in China (2008) |publisher=Taiwan.cn |language=Chinese |date=2009-01-06 |accessdate=2014-10-28}}</ref> Lan 蘭 is not listed in the [[Song dynasty]] [[Chinese classics|classic text]] ''[[Hundred Family Surnames]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guoxue.com/gxrm/gx_bjx.htm |title=百家姓 |trans-title=Hundred Family Surnames |publisher=Guoxue |language=Chinese |accessdate=2014-10-28}}</ref>

The people of the [[Xiongnu]] [[Lan (tribe)]] assimilated into Han Chinese culture and were given the surname Lan.

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==Notable people surnamed Lan==
This is a [[Chinese name]], meaning the surname is stated {{strong|before}} the given name, though Chinese persons living in Western countries will often put their surname after their given name.


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==Notable people==
* [[Consort Lan]] ([[:zh:兰淑仪 (前燕文明帝)|兰淑仪]]; 4th century), mother of [[Murong Chui]], founding emperor of [[Later Yan]]
* [[Consort Lan]] ([[:zh:兰淑仪 (前燕文明帝)|兰淑仪]]; 4th century), mother of [[Murong Chui]], founding emperor of [[Later Yan]]
* [[Lan Han]] (蘭汗; died 398), Later Yan official who briefly usurped the throne
* [[Lan Han]] (蘭汗; died 398), Later Yan official who briefly usurped the throne
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* [[Lan Qin]] (蘭欽), [[Liang dynasty]] general
* [[Lan Qin]] (蘭欽), [[Liang dynasty]] general
* [[Lan Jing]] ([[:zh:蘭京 (南北朝)|蘭京]]; died 549), son of Lan Qin, assassinated [[Gao Cheng]], emperor of [[Northern Qi]]
* [[Lan Jing]] ([[:zh:蘭京 (南北朝)|蘭京]]; died 549), son of Lan Qin, assassinated [[Gao Cheng]], emperor of [[Northern Qi]]
* [[Lan Mao (poet)|Lan Mao]] ([[:zh:蘭茂|蘭茂]]; 1397–1470) [[Ming dynasty]] poet and author on medicine,<ref>[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322956285_The_Original_Source_of_Modern_Research_on_Chinese_Medicinal_Materials_Bencao_Texts/fulltext/5a79a038a6fdcc4ffe9125b4/The-Original-Source-of-Modern-Research-on-Chinese-Medicinal-Materials-Bencao-Texts.pdf page 5 of 9] "It was written in about fourteen to fifteen century by Lan Mao, a physician of Ming Dynasty"</ref> who is the namesake of the fungal genus ''[[Lanmaoa]]''<ref name="Wu 2015">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wu G, Zhao K, Li YC, Zeng NK, Feng B, Halling R, Yang ZL |title=Four new genera of the fungal family Boletaceae |journal=Fungal Diversity |year=2015 |volume=81 |doi=10.1007/s13225-015-0322-0|url=http://groups.kib.cas.cn/klpb/yzl/tnh_fblw/201509/P020150928549346492318.pdf|page=7|s2cid=12387063 |quote=Lan Mao (1397–1476, Ming Dynasty), an ancient Chinese botanist}}</ref>
* [[Lan Mao]] ([[:zh:蘭茂|蘭茂]]; 1397–1470), [[Ming dynasty]] poet and author on medicine
* [[Lan Dixi]] ([[:zh:蘭第錫|蘭第錫]]; 1736–1797), [[Qing dynasty]] Vice Minister of War
* [[Lan Dixi]] ([[:zh:蘭第錫|蘭第錫]]; 1736–1797), [[Qing dynasty]] Vice Minister of War
* [[Lan Pu]] ([[:zh:兰浦|兰浦]]; 19th century), Qing dynasty author
* [[Lan Pu]] ([[:zh:兰浦|兰浦]]; 19th century), Qing dynasty author
* [[Lan Fu]] ([[:zh:兰馥|兰馥]]; 1885–1964), general of the [[Yunnan clique]]
* [[Lan Fu (general)|Lan Fu]] ([[:zh:兰馥|兰馥]]; 1885–1964), general of the [[Yunnan clique]]
* [[Lan Xichun]] (兰锡纯; 1907–1995), pioneering surgeon
* [[Lan Xichun]] (兰锡纯; 1907–1995), pioneering surgeon
* [[Lan Lijun]] ([[:zh:兰立俊|兰立俊]]), Chinese ambassador to Indonesia, Canada, and Sweden
* [[Lan Lijun]] ([[:zh:兰立俊|兰立俊]]), Chinese ambassador to Indonesia, Canada, and Sweden
* [[Lan Shili]] ([[:zh:兰世立|兰世立]]; born 1966), founder and former CEO of [[East Star Airlines]]
* [[Lan Xuan]] ([[:zh:蘭萱|蘭萱]]; born 1966), Taiwanese TV presenter
* [[Lan Xuan]] ([[:zh:蘭萱|蘭萱]]; born 1966), Taiwanese TV presenter
* [[Lan Wei]] (蘭衛; born 1968), Olympic diver
* [[Lan Wei]] (蘭衛; born 1968), Olympic diver
* [[Lan Boning]] ([[:zh:兰泊宁|兰泊宁]]; born 1971), novelist
* [[Lan Boning]] ([[:zh:兰泊宁|兰泊宁]]; born 1971), novelist
* [[Lan Ya Ming]] (兰雅明; 1972–2002), Chinese teacher and murder victim who was killed in Singapore
* [[Lan Xiaolong]] ([[:zh:兰晓龙|兰晓龙]]; born 1973), screenwriter and novelist
* [[Lan Xiaolong]] ([[:zh:兰晓龙|兰晓龙]]; born 1973), screenwriter and novelist
* [[Lan Lixin]] (兰丽新; born 1979), middle-distance runner
* [[Lan Yu (fashion designer)|Lan Yu]] (兰玉; born 1986), fashion designer
* [[Lan Yu (fashion designer)|Lan Yu]] (兰玉; born 1986), fashion designer
* [[Lan Xing]] ([[:zh:兰兴|兰兴]]; born 1990), Olympic shooter
* [[Lan Xing]] (兰兴; born 1990), Olympic shooter
* [[Lan Xiya]] (兰西雅; born 1998), Chinese actress and singer


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Latest revision as of 08:43, 14 June 2024

Not to be confused with Lan (surname 蓝).
Lan (兰/蘭)
PronunciationLán (Mandarin)
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
MeaningOrchid

Lan is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 兰 in simplified Chinese and 蘭 in traditional Chinese. As of 2008, it is the 154th most common surname in China, shared by 840,000 people.[1] Lan 蘭 is not listed in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[2]

The people of the Xiongnu Lan (tribe) assimilated into Han Chinese culture and were given the surname Lan.

Notable people surnamed Lan

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This is a Chinese name, meaning the surname is stated before the given name, though Chinese persons living in Western countries will often put their surname after their given name.

References

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  1. ^ 中国最新300大姓排名（2008） [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  2. ^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  3. ^ page 5 of 9 "It was written in about fourteen to fifteen century by Lan Mao, a physician of Ming Dynasty"
  4. ^ Wu G, Zhao K, Li YC, Zeng NK, Feng B, Halling R, Yang ZL (2015). "Four new genera of the fungal family Boletaceae" (PDF). Fungal Diversity. 81: 7. doi:10.1007/s13225-015-0322-0. S2CID 12387063. Lan Mao (1397–1476, Ming Dynasty), an ancient Chinese botanist
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