GGood Chinese Name

Chinese surname · rank 116

倪

倪 is read as ní.

Pinyin

ní

Script forms

Simplified and traditional 倪

Basic meaning

edge; child

Five element

Earth

Origin

Time: Spring and Autumn Ni/Xiao Zhu state tradition; Xia-dynasty tradition, c. 2070-1600 BCE

Place: Ni or Xiao Zhu state traditions, commonly associated with today's Shandong Province

Origin note

A major Ni surname tradition connects the surname with Ni or Xiao Zhu state/place traditions in Shandong. Descendants and state people used Ni as surname.

Historical figures

倪瓒 (Ni Zan)

1301-1374 CE · Yuan painter

One of the Four Masters of the Yuan dynasty.

倪元璐 (Ni Yuanlu)

1593-1644 CE · Ming scholar and calligrapher

A late Ming official, scholar and calligrapher.

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