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Liu (柳) is an Asian surname found in China, Korea and Vietnam. During ancient times, the Liu family (Emperor Yi of Chu) emigrated to Korea and the citizens of Silla gave them the surname Liu. The Korean name Liu can be spelled in English as Ryu or Yoo. In ancient times, Yao people by the name of Liu emigrated from Guangdong, Guangxi to Vietnam, and the spelling changed in English to Lieu. In the modern age, some Japanese people have migrated throughout East Asia and adopted the surname Liu, Yoo or Lieu. ==Origin== *The Posterity of Emperor Yi of Chu adopted the surname Liu, bearing the regional name of Liu Country in Changde, Hunan *Zhan Huo give the posthumous name 柳下惠, thus believed his posterity would receive surname Liu *The ancient Miao people used the surname Liu *The ancient Yao people used the surname Liu *During the Ming Dynasty, the Yang family used the name Liu 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Liu (柳)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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