Yu

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "yu"

English

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Yu

Etymology 1

Abbreviation.

Proper noun

Yu

Abbreviation of Yukon: a territory of Canada.

Alternative forms

(Yukon): Yu. / YU

Synonyms

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

Etymology 2

Transliteration:

(Mandarin): From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin (for: ㄩˊ, ㄩˇ, ㄩˋ, ㄧㄡˊ) (余, 于, 由 (yóu), 魚 / 鱼 (yú) / 鱼 (yú), 漁 / 渔 (yú), 渔 (yú), 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)

Synonym of You; A surname from Mandarin.
- 2021 August 30, Emma Goldberg, “Demand Surges for Deworming Drug for Covid, Despite Scant Evidence It Works”, in The New York Times‎:
  Dr. Yu has refused the ivermectin requests, he said, but he knows some of his colleagues have not.
Synonym of Yoo; A surname from Korean.
Synonym of Yuu; A unisex given name from Japanese.

Synonyms

(Mandarin): 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

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

Etymology 3

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Yu County, Shanxi

From Mandarin 盂 (Yú).

Proper noun

Yu

A county of Yangquan, Shanxi, China.
- ‎, number 192, →ISSN, →OCLC, 面孔 , 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.]
- , ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 123:
  Banners and a portrait of Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong adorn the front of this strange-looking freight train making its first run in Yuxian County, Shanxi Province.]

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, volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3536, column 2

Anagrams

Uy

Cebuano

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Yu

a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien, the 26th most common in the Philippines

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 楊／杨 (iûⁿ) or 尤 (iû). Compare Singaporean & Malaysian English Yeoh.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ju/
Rhymes: -u
Syllabification: Yu
Homophone: yu

Proper noun

Yu (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓ)

a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien, the 26th most common in the Philippines

See also

Anagrams

uy, Uy

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