Pronunciation | Yuè |
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Origin | |
Word/name | China |
Meaning | Mountain |
Yuè is the Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese family name 岳. In places which use the Wade-Giles romanization such as Taiwan, Yue is usually spelled as "Yüeh" or "Yueh".
Yuè is also the pinyin transliteration of the surname 樂 in traditional character and 乐 in simplified character. This name can also be read as Lè, which has a different origin.
It is the 81st name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[1]