Forename 劉

Worldwide, 劉 (Liu , Lau , 유 , among others...) is a common epicene forename. The forename 劉 is characteristic of Hong Kong, where it is a common gender-neutral name, Macao, where it is quite a common epicene name, and Singapore (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in China, Hong Kong, and Indonesia. Much more prevalently, 劉 is the last name as well as the forename.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name 劉

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Lau, Liu	United States, Indonesia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China
유	South Korea
Liú, 劉	China

First names said to be same

Du, Dụ, Ju, Jú, Jû, Jü, Jū, Lao, Lauv, Lauw, Liao, Liew, Liou, Liễu, Loo, Low, Lowe, Làu, Lâu, Lưu, Rju, Rou, Ryoo, Ryou, Ryu, Yoo, You, Yu, Yú, Yǔ, Лау, Лиу, Лю, Рю, Ю, יו, לאו, ליו, ריו, لاو, لو, ليو, لیو, يو, หลิว, ユ, ユー, ラウ, ラオ, リウ,

First name 劉 in the context

劉 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Liu Kang , the Mortal Kombat character, Mortal Kombat 11; Liu Pozi , the Jin Ping Mei character; Liu Juzhai , the Jin Ping Mei character; Liu Huang Taiwei , the Jin Ping Mei character and Liu Yunfei , the fictional character from Samurai Shodown, Samurai Shodown V Special, among other works.

Notable namesakes

劉莊 Emperor of the Han dynasty (AD 28-75) (ruled 58-75), CN (b. 28)