Wu (surname)

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Wu is the Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese surname 吳 (Traditional Chinese), 吴 (Simplified Chinese), which is 10^th most common surname in Mainland China. Several other, less common Chinese surnames are also translated into English as "Wu": 武, 伍, 仵, 烏, and 鄔.

Wu (or Woo) is also the Cantonese transliteration of the different Chinese surname 胡 (see Hu), used in Hong Kong, and by overseas Chinese of Cantonese speaking areas of Guangdong, or Hong Kong origin. In Vietnamese, it is Võ (or Vũ.)

The name is also one of the most common surnames in Korea. It is spelled 오 in Hangul and romanized O by the three major romanization systems, but more commonly spelled Oh in South Korea. Also in Vietnamese, Gô but more commonly spelled Ngô in South Vietnam.

[edit] Famous people named Wu

(in alphabetical order)

吴邦国 - Wu Bangguo, Chinese official
吳彥祖 - Wu, Daniel, Chinese actor
吳振偉 - Wu, David, congressman from the 1st district of Oregon
吳 - Wu, Frank, science-fiction artist
吳鑑泉 - Wu Jianquan (1870-1942), Taijiquan teacher
吳健雄 - Wu Jianxiong, Chinese scientist
吳宇森 - Wu, John, film director
吳明浩 Wu, dao sau bao Jeffrey, famous road-chee.
胡家瑋 - Wu Ka Wai, Jennifer, famous actress, Oscar nominated in 2006
吳光正 - Woo Kwong Ching, Peter, Hong Kong entrepreneur, billionaire and politician
吴天明 - Wu Tianming Chinese film director
伍家球 - Wu, William F., science-fiction author
吴仪 - Wu Yi, Chinese politician
武則天 - Wu Zetian, (625 - December 16, 705), the only female emperor in the history of China
伍子胥 - Wu Zixu, great general in the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history