Yu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "yu"

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviation.

Proper noun

Yu

1. Abbreviation of Yukon. (Yukon Territory)

Alternative forms

• (Yukon): Yu. / YU

Synonyms

• (Yukon): Yukon / Yukon Territory / The Yukon, Y.T. / Y. T. / YT, Yk / YK / Yk.

Etymology 2

Transliteration

• (Chinese): From Mandarin (for: ㄩˊ, ㄩˇ, ㄩˋ, ㄧㄡˊ) through Wade-Giles romanization (of: 余, 于 (yú), 由 (yóu), 魚／鱼 (yú) / 鱼, 漁,／渔, 渔, 楀 (yǔ), 俞, 喻, 兪, 於／于, 遇 (yù), 虞 (yú), 郁 (yù), 尉, 禹 (yǔ), 游 (yóu), 尤 (yóu), 庾 (yǔ), 娛／娱, 娱, 茹)
• (Korean): From Korean 유 (yu) or 류 (ryu) (柳, 劉, 兪, 庾)
• (Japanese): From Japanese ゆう or ユウ (優, 夕, 友, 有, 勇, 祐, 裕, 雄, 悠, 由宇, 侑)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈju/

Proper noun

Yu (plural Yus)

1. Synonym of You; A surname. of Chinese origin.
2. Synonym of Yoo; A surname. of Korean origin.
3. Synonym of Yuu; A unisex given name of Japanese origin.

Synonyms

• (Chinese): You
• (Korean): Yoo, Ryu
• (Japanese): Yuu, Yū

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Yu is the 658^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 52,035 individuals. Yu is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (96.1%) individuals.

See also

• (Chinese): Yu (Chinese surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• (Korean): Yoo (Korean surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• (Japanese): Yū on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 3

From Mandarin 盂 (Yú).

Proper noun

Yu

1. A county of Yangquan, Shanxi, China.
   • [2005 February 4, Hester Xu, Yan Zhang, “Fighting a Lonely Cause”, in Beijing Today [今日北京]‎^[1], number 192, →ISSN, →OCLC, 面孔 [miànkǒng, Face], page 9, column 3:

     She went to Yangquan Village of Yuxian County in Shanxi Province. Having never been to such a remote and backward countryside area with its scenic views and fresh air, Kang joked with her colleagues that it was like being on a tourist trip.]

   • [2021 July 13, “Yuxian county finds success following revamp of economy”, in China Daily‎^[2], archived from the original on 06 July 2022‎^[3]:

     Yuxian county located in Yangquan city, North China's Shanxi province, has made great progress in revamping itself. […]
     In 2018, Yuxian county put forward the goal for its economy to shift from being reliant on the coal-fired power industry to a diversified industrial structure, as its transformation target.]

Translations

county

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 盂 (zh) (Yú)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Yu Xian”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[4], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3536, column 2

Cebuano

Etymology

From Hokkien 楊／杨 (Iûⁿ). Compare Singaporean & Malaysian English Yeoh.

Proper noun

Yu

1. a Filipino-Chinese surname from Min Nan, the 26th most common in the Philippines

Tagalog

Etymology

From Hokkien 楊／杨 (iûⁿ). Compare Singaporean & Malaysian English Yeoh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ju/, [jʊ]

Proper noun

Yu (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓ)

1. a Filipino-Chinese surname from Min Nan, the 26th most common in the Philippines

See also

• Auyong
• Awyoung
• Yang
• Yee
• Yongco
• Young
• Yung