Chinese surname · rank 390

隆

隆 is read as lóng.

Pinyin

lóng

Script forms

Simplified and traditional 隆

Basic meaning

prosperous, plentiful, abundant

Five element

Earth

Origin

Time: Spring and Autumn tradition, 770-476 BCE

Place: Lu-state Long / Longyi in modern southwest Taian or related Shandong local traditions; Nanyang commandery prestige geography; Western Han Xiongnu Long surname layer

Origin note

Long/隆 is treated here as a place-name surname with an additional ethnic surname layer. The main surname-book account says people from Lu-state Longyi used the place name as a surname. A separate layer records Long among Xiongnu people in the Western Han period. Later surname references add extra stories such as Fenglong or Chulong, but the site keeps the well-supported Longyi and Xiongnu layers as the core and does not confuse them with the dictionary meaning of prosperity or height.

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Sources checked

23mofang surname library: Long/隆 - Lu Longyi place-name origin and Western Han Xiongnu layer
Wikipedia: Long/隆 surname - Xingshi Kaolue Longyi place-name origin, Baijiaxing rank, and Nanyang commandery
D1tools surname page: Long/隆 - Longyi place-name and Xiongnu layers
Baijiayoupu: Long/隆 surname encyclopedia - Lu Longyi and Han-era Xiongnu surname layers
Han Dian: Long/隆 - prosperous, high, respectful, and surname meanings only
Wikisource: Baijiaxing - received Baijiaxing sequence line containing 夔隆

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Origin note

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