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Ni (倪)
The Chinese surname Ni/Ngai in the running hand style.
Pronunciation Ni (Mandarin) Ngai (Cantonese) Nga, Ngeh (Eastern Min) Language(s)
Chinese Language(s)
Old Chinese Variant form(s) Ngai, Nee
Ni is the
Mandarin
pinyin and
Wade–Giles romanization of the
Chinese surname written
倪 in
Chinese character . It is romanized
Ngai in
Cantonese . It is romanized as "Geh" in Malaysia and Singapore, and "Ge" in Indonesia, from its Minnan / Hokkian pronunciation. Ni is listed 71st in the
Song dynasty
classic text
Hundred Family Surnames .
[1] As of 2008, it is the 116th most common surname in China, shared by 1.4 million people.
[2]
Notable people
Ni Bian or Ni Shui (
倪说 , 3rd century BC),
Warring States period diplomat from the state of
Song
Ni Kuan (
倪寬 ; died 103 BC),
Western Han dynasty minister
Ni Shu (9th – 10th century),
Southern Han chancellor
Ni Wenjun (died 1357), general of the
Red Turban Rebellion
Ni Zan (1301–1374), painter, one of the
Four Masters of the Yuan dynasty
Ni Yuanlu (1593–1644),
Ming dynasty official and painter
Ni Xiangkai (
倪象愷 ; fl. 1720s–30s),
Qing dynasty Governor of
Taiwan prefecture
Ni Wenwei (
倪文蔚 ; 1823–1890), Qing dynasty Governor of
Guangxi and
Henan provinces
Ni Sichong (1868–1924), warlord of the
Anhui clique
Ni Guizhen (
倪桂珍 ; 1869–1931), matriarch of the Soong family, mother of
Soong Ching-ling ,
Soong Mei-ling , and
T. V. Soong
Ni Daolang (1879–1952), Governor of
Anhui of the
Wang Jingwei regime , executed for treason
Ni Yingdian (
倪映典 ; 1885–1910), anti-Qing revolutionary leader, posthumously awarded rank of General
Ni Baochun (
倪葆春 ; 1899–1997), physician, President of
St. John's University, Shanghai
Ni Zhiliang (1900–1965),
PLA lieutenant general, first Chinese ambassador to
North Korea
Watchman Nee or Ni Tuosheng (1903–1972), Christian leader
Ni Wen-ya (1903–2006),
President of the Legislative Yuan of the
Republic of China
Ni Chao (
倪超 ; 1907–1996), civil engineer, President of
National Cheng Kung University
Ngai Shiu-kit (1924–2015), Hong Kong legislator
Ni Weidou (born 1932), scientist, former vice-president of
Tsinghua University
Ni Zhifu (1933–2013), politician,
Politburo member
Ni Xiance (born 1935), former Governor of
Jiangxi province, convicted of corruption
Ni Kuang (1935–2022), Hong Kong novelist
Ni Tianzeng (
倪天增 ; 1937–1992), Vice Mayor of
Shanghai
Ni Zhiqin (born 1942), Chinese high jumper who broke the world record
Ni Wei-Tou (born 1944), Taiwanese physicist
Siu Yam-yam or Ni Xiaoyan (born 1945), Hong Kong actress
Yi Shu or Ni Yishu (born 1946), Hong Kong novelist, sister of Ni Kuang
Ni Min-jan (1946–2005), Taiwanese actor
Fang Ying or Ni Fangning (
方盈 ; 1948–2010), Hong Kong actress
Ni Fake (born 1954), former Vice Governor of
Anhui province
Ni Ping (born 1959), actress and television presenter
Ni Yulan (born 1960), civil rights lawyer
Ngeh Koo Ham or Ni Kehan (倪可汉; born 1961), Malaysian politician, member of the
Malaysian Parliament
Ni Xialian (born 1963), female table tennis player, world champion
Nga Kor Ming or Ni Kemin (倪可敏; born 1972), Malaysian politician,
Perak State Legislative Assembly
Shunza or Ni Shunzi (born 1973), singer-songwriter
Fu-Te Ni or Ni Fude (born 1982), Taiwanese baseball player
Ni Hua (born 1983), chess grandmaster
Ni Hong (born 1986), female fencer, Olympic medalist
Ni Ni (born 1988), actress
Ni Bo (born 1989), football player
Ni Yusong (born 1991), football player
See also
References
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"百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-25 .
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"中国最新300大姓排名(2008)" [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-09-25 .
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