Bai Jia Xing compound surname #47
谷梁
谷梁 is read as Gǔliáng. It is one of the 60 compound surnames in the expanded Bai Jia Xing sequence.
Gǔliáng
Simplified 谷梁 · Traditional 穀樑
old scholarly surname, traditionally written 穀梁
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Time: Warring States / Lu scholarly tradition, 475-221 BCE
Place: Lu classic-transmission tradition
Origin
谷梁 has more than one origin tradition: a grain-related occupational explanation and a place-name explanation. Its strongest cultural anchor is Guliang Chi, associated with the Spring and Autumn Guliang Commentary tradition.
Name meaning
The surname feels classical and scholarly because of the Chunqiu Guliang Zhuan, one of the Three Commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals.
Historical figures
谷梁赤 Guliang Chi
Guliang Chi is traditionally associated with the Guliang Commentary.