Fei (surname)
Fei (simplified Chinese: 费; traditional Chinese: 費; pinyin: Fèi) is a traditional Chinese surname. It was 65th in the Hundred Family Surnames.[2]
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| Origin | |
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| Word/name | Chinese |
| Meaning | "fees" |
| Region of origin | Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Translations simplified Chinese: 费; traditional Chinese: 費; pinyin: Fèi |
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This surname has three main sources. Two of them are from the State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 BC), part of present-day Shandong province. A senior official of the state of Lu was granted a city named Fei, while the son of a certain duke was granted a county named Fei. Both of these place names were adopted by descendants as surnames. A third source of the name is Fei Zhong, a high minister of the Yin Dynasty (1401–1122 BC).[3]
Notable people
- Fei Hsiao-Tung, professor of sociology and anthropology
- Fei Junlong, commander of the second Chinese space flight
- Fei Wuji, corrupt minister of the State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period
- Fei Xiang (transcription of the English name “Philips”), Taiwanese-American pop singer
- Fei Yi, regent of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period
- Fei Yu-ching (Stage-name), Taiwanese singer
- Fei Qinyuan, member of SNH48
Italian surname
- Alessandro Fei (disambiguation)
- Giacomo Fei (born 1992), Italian footballer
See also
- FEI (disambiguation)
- Wang Feifei (born 1987), Chinese singer, actress, presenter and model
References
- 1990 Census Name Files
- K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.
- http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Fei-civil-war.ashx
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