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Chinese family name
Lan (兰/蘭) Pronunciation Lán (Mandarin) Language(s)
Chinese Language(s)
Old Chinese Meaning Orchid
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
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.
Consort Lan (
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
Princess Lan (蘭王妃; 4th–5th century), wife of
Murong Sheng , emperor of Later Yan
Lan Qin (蘭欽),
Liang dynasty general
Lan Jing (
蘭京 ; died 549), son of Lan Qin, assassinated
Gao Cheng , emperor of
Northern Qi
Lan Mao (
蘭茂 ; 1397–1470)
Ming dynasty poet and author on medicine,
[3] who is the namesake of the fungal genus
Lanmaoa
[4]
Lan Dixi (
蘭第錫 ; 1736–1797),
Qing dynasty Vice Minister of War
Lan Pu (
兰浦 ; 19th century), Qing dynasty author
Lan Fu (
兰馥 ; 1885–1964), general of the
Yunnan clique
Lan Xichun (兰锡纯; 1907–1995), pioneering surgeon
Lan Lijun (
兰立俊 ), Chinese ambassador to Indonesia, Canada, and Sweden
Lan Shili (
兰世立 ; born 1966), founder and former CEO of
East Star Airlines
Lan Xuan (
蘭萱 ; born 1966), Taiwanese TV presenter
Lan Wei (蘭衛; born 1968), Olympic diver
Lan Boning (
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 (
兰晓龙 ; born 1973), screenwriter and novelist
Lan Lixin (兰丽新; born 1979), middle-distance runner
Lan Yu (兰玉; born 1986), fashion designer
Lan Xing (兰兴; born 1990), Olympic shooter
Lan Xiya (兰西雅; born 1998), Chinese actress and singer
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