Bai Jia Xing compound surname #57
东门
东门 is read as Dōngmén. It is one of the 60 compound surnames in the expanded Bai Jia Xing sequence.
Pinyin
Dōngmén
Script forms
Simplified 东门 · Traditional 東門
Meaning
east gate; Lu urban residence surname
Five element
Wood
Origin
Time: Spring and Autumn period, 770-476 BCE
Place: Qufu east gate, Shandong
Origin
东门 is traced to Lu Duke Zhuang's son Gongzi Sui, also called Dongmen Xiangzhong, because he lived by Qufu's east gate. Descendants used the residence-name as a surname.
Name meaning
The name identifies a Lu noble branch by urban gate location. It has a strong Spring and Autumn political flavor.
Historical figures
东门襄仲 Dongmen Xiangzhong
Dongmen Xiangzhong was a Lu political figure.