Bai Jia Xing compound surname #29
鲜于
鲜于 is read as Xiānyú. It is one of the 60 compound surnames in the expanded Bai Jia Xing sequence.
Xiānyú
Simplified 鲜于 · Traditional 鮮於
old compound surname from mixed state, lineage, and frontier traditions
Water
Time: Ancient multi-origin traditions, c. 11th century BCE-3rd century CE
Place: Jizi, White Di Xianyu, Ji-line, and Dingling traditions
Origin
鲜于 has divergent origin traditions. Sources list Jizi-descendant, Ji-line, White Di Xianyu, and Dingling-related explanations, so the public page should present it as a multi-origin ancient surname rather than one certain birthplace.
Name meaning
Its value is very old state and frontier memory. Xianyu Shu gives it a Yuan-dynasty calligraphy association.
Historical figures
鲜于枢 Xianyu Shu
Xianyu Shu was a Yuan official and calligrapher.