English Explanatory Dictionary

Chiu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Cantonese.
  2. A surname from Hokkien.
  3. A surname from Mandarin.

Word forms

Chiu Chius Qiu

Etymology

From several different Chinese surnames, including: * Cantonese 趙 /赵 (ziu⁶) * Hokkien 周 (Chiu) * Mandarin 邱 (Qiū), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻiu¹. Doublet of Qiu.

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