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Empress regnant of China from 690 to 705
Empress Wu (17 February 624 – 16 December 705), commonly known as Wu Zetian, personal name Wu Zhao, was the only undisputed female sovereign in the history
Wu_Zetian
Li Wu (李悟) (died January 10, 827), né Li Liao (李寮), formally the Prince of Jiàng (絳王), was an imperial prince of the Chinese Tang dynasty who, after the
Li_Wu
Chinese general and rebel (1612–1678)
learning that Li Zicheng's rebel army had conquered Beijing and captured his family, including his father Wu Xiang and concubine Chen Yuanyuan, Wu allowed the
Wu_Sangui
Chinese Canadian rapist and former rapper and singer (born 1990)
Wu Yi Fan (born Li Jiaheng, November 6, 1990), known professionally as Kris Wu, is a Chinese-born Canadian convicted rapist and former rapper, singer and
Kris_Wu
American actress (active since 2008)
Exorcist' Adds Li Jun Li For Season 2". Deadline. Retrieved October 28, 2017. Petski, Denise (January 15, 2019). "Wu Assassins: Li Jun Li Cast In Netflix
Li_Jun_Li
2026 Chinese-Hong Kong film by Yuen Woo-ping
the film stars Wu Jing in the lead role, alongside Nicholas Tse, Yu Shi, Ci Sha, Chen Lijun, Zhang Jin, Tony Leung Ka-fai, and Jet Li. The film was theatrically
Blades_of_the_Guardians
2024 Chinese television series
Li takes on Jiang Li's identity and goes to the capital to seek revenge against those who caused her and Jiang Li's misfortune. Wu Jinyan as Xue Li /
The_Double_(TV_series)
Chinese martial art
the tai chi classics. Wu's nephew and top disciple Li Yiyu (李亦畬; 1832–1892) contributed several texts to the final collection. Wu's older brothers Chengqing
Wu_(Hao)-style_tai_chi
Chinese painter and Jesuit priest (1632–1718)
Wu Li, SJ (simplified Chinese: 吴历; traditional Chinese: 吳歷; pinyin: Wú Lì); ca. 1632-1718 was a Chinese landscape painter, Christian poet, calligrapher
Wu_Li
American television series
stepfather. As the Fire Wu he can create tendrils and projectiles made of fire, and can heat up and set objects alight. Li Jun Li as Jenny Wah, a young
Wu_Assassins
Chinese varieties spoken at and south of the Yangtze delta
Wu is a major group of Chinese languages spoken primarily in Shanghai, Zhejiang province, and parts of Jiangsu province, especially south of the Yangtze
Wu_Chinese
Book by Gary Zukav
The Dancing Wu Li Masters is a 1979 book by Gary Zukav, a popular science work exploring modern physics, and quantum phenomena in particular. It was awarded
The_Dancing_Wu_Li_Masters
Emperor of China from 141 to 87 BC
refusal. Emperor Wu commissioned Li Guangli, the brother of concubine Lady Li, as a general to direct the war against Dayuan. In 103 BC, Li Guangli's army
Emperor_Wu_of_Han
Chinese crown prince (652–675)
still reigning, posthumously honored him with an imperial title. Li Hong's mother Consort Wu had been a concubine of Emperor Taizong. After Emperor Taizong's
Li_Hong
Tang dynasty official and poet
great-granduncle Li Yuansu served as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Gaozong's wife Wu Zetian. Both Li Shen's grandfather Li Shouyi (李守一) and father Li Wu (李晤)
Li_Shen
Chinese crown prince (655–684)
brother Li Hong's death (which traditional historians believed to be a poisoning by Empress Wu), but soon fell out of favor and generosity with Empress Wu herself
Crown Prince Zhanghuai (Tang dynasty)
Crown_Prince_Zhanghuai_(Tang_dynasty)
Chinese poet (701–762)
depicted in the Wu Shuang Pu (无双谱; 無雙譜; 'Table of Peerless Heroes') by Jin Guliang. Li Bai's name has been romanized as Li Bai, Li Po, Li Bo (romanizations
Li_Bai
Chinese herbalist (died 1933)
1933. Whereas Li Ching-Yuen himself claimed to have been born in 1736, Wu Chung-Chieh, a professor of the Chengdu University, asserted that Li was born in
Li_Ching-Yuen
Museum in Taipei, Taiwan
made the decision to send some of the most prized items to Taiwan. Hang Li-wu, later director of the museum, supervised the transport of some of the collection
National_Palace_Museum
Emperor of Tang China (684–690, 710–712)
662 – 13 July 716), personal name Li Dan, also known at times during his life as Li Xulun, Li Lun, Wu Lun, and Wu Dan, was the fifth and ninth emperor
Emperor_Ruizong_of_Tang
Martial artist and actor (born 1963)
coaches Li Junfeng and Wu Bin made extra efforts to help the talented boy develop. Wu Bin even bought food for Li's family in order to boost Li's protein
Jet_Li
Chinese-Singaporean pianist (1931–2019)
Wu Yili (Chinese: 巫漪丽; 1931 – 20 April 2019), also known as Elaine Yi-Li Wu, was a Chinese-Singaporean classical pianist. A member of the first generation
Wu_Yili
Chinese actress
the dramas My Huckleberry Friends (2017), Wu Xin: The Monster Killer 2 (2017), and The Starry Love (2023). Li Landi, born in Beijing on September 2, 1999
Li_Landi
English chess player (born 1989)
Wu Li (born 1989) is an English chess player who resides in and plays for the Isle of Man. Wu moved to Coventry from China in 1999 and joined the Nuneaton
Wu_Li_(chess_player)
Wu Chun-li (Chinese: 吳俊立; pinyin: Wú Jùnlì; born 1962) is a Taiwanese politician. He was elected Magistrate of Taitung in 2005 but was barred from taking
Wu_Chun-li
Long staff weapon used in Chinese martial arts
Lì Wǔ Huā Gùn (Vertical Figure 8 with the Cudgel), Shuāng Shǒu Tí Liāo Huā Gùn (Two-handed Vertical Cudgel Uppercut). Only the Píng Lūn Gùn and Lì Wǔ
Gun_(staff)
Emperor of Tang China (684, 705–710)
of Tang (26 November 656 – 3 July 710), personal name Li Xian, and at other times Li Zhe or Wu Xian, was the fourth and seventh emperor of the Tang dynasty
Emperor_Zhongzong_of_Tang
Chinese rebel leader (died 1367)
expanded their influence further south. At the same time, Song commanders Li Wu and Cui De launched an attack on the eastern Wei River valley in Shaanxi
Han_Lin'er
Emperor of Tang Dynasty of China (649 - 683)
were Li Chengqian and Li Tai. Emperor Gaozong's reign saw the primacy of Empress Wu, who became the effective power behind the Tang rule. Empress Wu aided
Emperor_Gaozong_of_Tang
American chemist
Marinda Li Wu is an American chemist, who has worked for more than 30 years in the chemical industry, primarily with Dow Chemical Company, in research
Marinda_Li_Wu
Genus of mites that live on mammals
doi:10.1631/jzus.B1100179. PMC 3232434. PMID 22135150. Zhao, Ya-e; Hu, Li; Wu, Li-ping; Ma, Jun-xian (March 2012). "A meta-analysis of association between
Demodex
Emperor of Tang China from 805 to 820
against Wu Yuanji. Wu sought aid from Li Shidao and Wang Chengzong, who repeatedly petitioned Emperor Xianzong to pardon Wu Yuanji, to no avail. Li Shidao
Emperor_Xianzong_of_Tang
Emperor of Cheng-Han
asked Li Shou to attack Li Ban's brother Li Wu (李玝), who had warned Li Ban previously about Li Yue and Li Qi. Li Shou sent messengers to persuade Li Wu to
Li_Shou
Chinese political leader (1877–1950)
where he became an early Chinese anarchist under the influence of Li Shizeng and Wu Zhihui, his lifelong friends. He became wealthy trading Chinese artworks
Zhang_Renjie
Crown Prince Yide
Zetian by discussing Wu Zetian's lovers Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong with his sister Li Xianhui the Lady Yongtai and her husband Wu Yanji (武延基) the Prince
Prince_Yide
Chinese military general (died 208 BC)
dynasty. Wu Chen later proclaimed himself King of Zhao but was killed by his subordinate Li Liang [zh], for Li accidentally performed kowtow to Wu's elder
Wu_Chen_(general)
Concubine of Emperor Wu of Han
Lady Li (Chinese: 李夫人; pinyin: Lǐ Fūrén, died between 104 and 101 BC) was a Han dynasty concubine of Emperor Wu. Civil unrest broke out between her family
Lady_Li
American actress (born 1982)
Constance Wu (Chinese: 吳恬敏; born March 22, 1982) is an American actress. Wu's breakthrough role came with the ABC sitcom Fresh Off the Boat (2015–2020)
Constance_Wu
Taiwanese volleyball player (born 1983)
Wu Hsiao-li (Chinese: 吳曉莉; pinyin: Wú Xiǎolì, born 11 October 1983) is retired Taiwanese volleyball player who plays as the main setter in the Chinese
Wu_Hsiao-li
1949 event in the Chinese Civil War
and others (Wang Shijie, Fu Ssu-nien, Xu Hong-Bao (Chinese: 徐洪宝), Li Ji, and Han Lih-wu) discussed shipping masterpieces to Taiwan for the artifacts' safety
Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan
Retreat_of_the_government_of_the_Republic_of_China_to_Taiwan
Chinese shaman and astronomer
There is Lingshan. Wu Xian, Wu Ji, Wu Yan, Wu Peng, Wu Gu, Wu Zhen, Wu Li, Wu Di, Wu Xie, and Wu Luo, all hike and decend from here.
Wu_Xian_(Shang_dynasty)
Emperor of the Tang dynasty from 713 to 756
of his father Emperor Ruizong (Li Dan) – but at that time, Emperor Ruizong's mother Empress Dowager Wu (later known as Wu Zetian), not Emperor Ruizong,
Emperor_Xuanzong_of_Tang
Emperor of Tang China from 824 to 827
request—stating that she did not want to be like Wu Zetian. That night, Emperor Muzong died, and Li Zhan took the throne (as Emperor Jingzong). Emperor
Emperor_Jingzong_of_Tang
Emperor of Southern Tang from 937 to 943
adopted son and successor of the Yang Wu regent Xu Wen who usurped power from the Yang Wu emperor Yang Pu. Li Bian was born in 889 at Pengcheng (彭城,
Li_Bian
Chinese martial artist
He Jingde Jian Zengjiao Liu Qinghua Hei Zhihong Wu Jing Zhao Qingjian Wu Bin My Instructor Wu Bin by Jet Li Wu Bin - The Father of Modern Wushu v t e
Wu_Bin_(wushu_coach)
Chinese emissary
Yang Wu (also known as Hongnong). In 918, after the general Zhu Jin assassinated Xu Zhixun the son of Yang Wu's regent Xu Wen, Xu Wen believed that Li was
Li_Yan_(Yang_Wu)
Empress of China (684, 705–710)
Princess Changle offended Li Zhe's mother Empress Wu (later known as Wu Zetian) and crown princess. At the time that they were married, Li Zhe's father Emperor
Empress_Wei_(Tang_dynasty)
Historic state in eastern China from 907 to 937
Wu (吳), also referred to as Huainan (淮南), Hongnong (弘農), Southern Wu (南吳), or Yang Wu (楊吳), was a dynastic state of China and one of the Ten Kingdoms
Yang_Wu
Taiwanese politician (born 1969)
Saidhai Tahovecahe (born 12 August 1969), known also as Wu Li-hua (Chinese: 伍麗華), is a Taiwanese Rukai educator and politician. She is the first legislator
Wu_Li-hua
2008 Hong Kong film by Wu Jing
film directed by Wu Jing in his directorial debut, who also starred in the lead role, and also features fight choreography by Nicky Li. The film also marks
Legendary_Assassin
Chinese linguist and philosopher (1865-1953)
standardized Guoyu pronunciation. Wu became an anarchist during his stay in France in the first decade of the 20th century, along with Li Shizeng, Zhang Renjie,
Wu_Zhihui
Chinese actor and martial artist (born 1974)
Wu Jing (Chinese: 吴京; pinyin: Wú Jīng; born 3 April 1974), also known as Jacky Wu, is a Chinese actor, martial artist and director of Manchu descent.
Wu_Jing_(actor)
Tang dynasty princess (d. 713)
rebellion against Empress Dowager Wu led by Emperor Gaozong's brother Li Zhen, Prince of Yue and Li Zhen's son Li Chong, Prince of Langye, Xue Yi, Xue
Princess_Taiping
Chinese–American computer scientist
Weili (Lily) Wu is a Chinese and American computer scientist, the director of the Data Communication and Data Management Laboratory at the University of
Weili_Wu
Chinese educator, politician and diplomat (1903–1991)
Han Lih-wu (Chinese: 杭立武; pinyin: Háng Lìwǔ; 26 January 1903 – 26 February 1991) was a Chinese educator, politician and diplomat. Born in Anhui, Han earned
Han_Lih-wu
Chinese military general
served during the reign of Emperor Wu. He later defected to the Xiongnu after being defeated in an expedition in 99 BC. Li Ling was born in Chengji (成紀, in
Li_Ling
Chinese educator and politician
China. After coming to Paris in 1902, Li took a graduate degree in chemistry and biology, and then along with Wu Zhihui and Zhang Renjie, cofounded the
Li_Shizeng
Semi-legendary Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism
that could converse with Confucianism. Traditional accounts addend him as Li Er, born in the 6th-century BC state of Chu during China's Spring and Autumn
Laozi
Emperor of Cheng-Han
China. Li Ban was the founding emperor Li Xiong (Emperor Wu)'s nephew—the son of his older brother Li Dang (李蕩), who died in battle in 303. After Li Dang's
Li_Ban
Emperor of Tang China from 827 to 840
launching forces to slaughter them. Li Wu was also killed in this event. Wang and the other eunuchs subsequently had Li Han named the new emperor by orders
Emperor_Wenzong_of_Tang
Chinese princess of the Tang dynasty (died 710)
been born at a time when Li Zhe had, after a brief reign in 684, been deposed by his mother Empress Dowager Wu (later known as Wu Zetian), reduced to the
Princess_Anle
2026 Chinese television series
Wu Shiguang, with whom she is constantly in conflict. Qing Yi: Cang Hao's wife and Wu Shiguang's foster mother in Star Stone illusion. Yan An as Li Jie
Veil_of_Shadows_(TV_series)
Later Tang Dynasty figure (died 925)
Chengye, Li Keyong's adoptive son Li Cunzhang, the officer Wu Gong (吳珙), and the secretary general Lu Zhi (盧質) were to assist Li Cunxu in his rule. Li Cunxu
Empress Dowager Cao (Li Cunxu's mother)
Empress_Dowager_Cao_(Li_Cunxu's_mother)
Empress dowager of Tang and wife of emperor Xianzong
her father-in-law Li Song. In 795, she gave birth to Li Chun's third son Li You. Later she gave birth to Li Chun's sixth son Li Wu and a daughter Princess
Empress Dowager Guo (Tang dynasty)
Empress_Dowager_Guo_(Tang_dynasty)
2026 Thai television series
Nateetorn (Sky) as Wu Yong Le (Niran) Hirunkit Changkham (Nani) as Jiraphat Phruetchaianan (Pete) Perawat Sangpotirat (Krist) as Li Puo Saeming Tachakorn
Wu_(TV_series)
Chinese martial artist
brothers Wu Chengqing (武澄清, 1800-1884)) and Wu Ruqing (武汝清, 1803-1887), and took on two nephews as disciples. One of those nephews Li Yiyu (Li I-yu, 李亦畬
Wu_Yuxiang
2021 Chinese film
film tells the story of three women in Shanghai, Miss Li (played by Ma Yili), Beibei (played by Wu Yue), Gloria (played by Ni Hongjie) and their relationship
Myth_of_Love
Chinese politician (1941–2024)
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, succeeding Li Peng. During his tenure, Wu was generally regarded as a member of the Shanghai clique and
Wu_Bangguo
Emperor of China from 1368 to 1398
2011. Li (2010), p. 47. Li (2010), p. 38. Li (2010), p. 39. Brook (1998), pp. 31–32. Wu (1980), p. 222. Wu (1980), p. 217. Li (2010), p. 28. Li (2010)
Hongwu_Emperor
Chinese politician of the Tang dynasty (594-659)
Consort Wu's mother Lady Yang and fellow chancellor Xu Jingzong. However, soon, Xu, Li Yifu (who became chancellor over his overt support for Consort Wu), as
Zhangsun_Wuji
Chinese painter (1919–2010)
painting under Pan Tianshou (1897–1971), Fang Ganmin (1906–1984) and Li Chaoshi (1893–1971). Wu went through many trials and challenges during his years in college
Wu_Guanzhong
Chinese martial art
is also used in xingyiquan. Li Shuwen Liu Yunqiao Adam Hsu - Taiwanese bajiquan master Su Yu-chang Li Jianwu Wu Lianzhi Wu Yue (actor) Ryuchi Matsuda -
Bajiquan
Prince of Yan (posthumously)
Empress Wang was displaced by Empress Wu (popularly known as Wu Zetian) in 655, Li Zhong was caught in Empress Wu's crosshairs and was forced to yield the
Li_Zhong
Tang dynasty empress
the Lady of Zheng, and her brothers Wu Zhong (武忠) and Wu Xin (武信) became honoured officials. She had one more son, Li Qi (李琦) the Prince of Sheng, and two
Empress_Zhenshun
Politician of Tang and Wu Zhou dynasties (died 707)
the crown prince Li Chongjun in 707. It is not known when Wu Sansi was born. His father Wu Yuanqing (武元慶) was a half-brother of Wu Zetian—both had, as
Wu_Sansi
1972 Hong Kong film by Chang Cheh, Pao Hsueh-li and Wu Ma
produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and directed by Chang Cheh, Pao Hsueh-li and Wu Ma, starring David Chiang, Tetsurō Tamba, Ku Feng, Toshio Kurosawa, and
The_Water_Margin_(film)
Chinese empress
Li Chunyan (Chinese: 李春燕 or 李春鷰; died August 29, 939?) was an empress of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period state Min. Her husband was
Li_Chunyan
mother Wu Zetian. 2nd Son: Li Xián (李賢) (note different tone than his brother) (655-684), name changed to Li De (李德) 672, changed back to Li Xián 674
List_of_family_of_Wu_Zetian
Prince of Shou
favorite consort, Consort Wu. Before him, his mother had several children, but all died in infancy. As such, he was raised in Li Chengqi's household, and
Li_Mao
Chinese garden on the shore of Li Lake
Liyuan (Chinese: 蠡园) or Li Garden is a Chinese garden on the shore of Li Lake. It is named after Fan Li, a senior minister of the state of Yue who retired
Liyuan_(garden)
5th-century BC Chinese military strategist
Goujian of Yue, Fan Li was once a hostage of the state of Wu. After three years of captivity the two of them returned to Yue where Fan Li helped Goujian carry
Fan_Li
Shatuo military governor during the Tang Dynasty (856–-908)
Li Keyong (Chinese: 李克用; pinyin: Lǐ Kèyòng) (October 24, 856 – February 24, 908) was a military general and politician of Shatuo Turk ethnicity, and from
Li_Keyong
Queen Zhaohui of (Southern) Tang
Emperor Li Jing on his birthday, and he rewarded her with a pipa as a present. He married her to his son, Li Yu Prince of Wu. After Li Jing died, Li Yu ascended
Queen_Zhou_the_Elder
Tang dynasty prince (627–688)
Li Zhen (李貞; 627 – October 12, 688), formally Prince Jing of Yue (越敬王), posthumously known during Wu Zetian's reign as Hui Zhen (虺貞), was an imperial prince
Li_Zhen_(Tang_dynasty)
Discipline in Feng Shui
2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine Li Kui-Ming. Jiu Xing Feng Shui Xue. Ju Ming Zheng Tang (2007) 20. Zhao Jiufeng. Di Li Wu Jie. Wu Ling (2004) 20. Chen Feng
Flying_Star_Feng_Shui
Chinese actress (born 1990)
starring in historical fiction The Legend of Haolan (2019) as Li Haolan / Zhao Ji. In 2019, Wu joined the cast of Youth Periplous, a Chinese variety show
Wu_Jinyan
Chinese animated CG TV series
arts, appearances, and personalities are totally different. Li Wu (Chinese: 离舞; pinyin: Lí Wǔ) She plays the flute and can dance. First appearance: Episode
Nine Songs of the Moving Heavens
Nine_Songs_of_the_Moving_Heavens
Chinese actor
Calvin Li or Li Zonghan (Chinese: 李宗翰; pinyin: Lǐ Zōnghàn; born 7 November 1976) is a Chinese actor of Manchu ethnicity. Li is noted for his roles as Wu Yong
Calvin_Li
Municipal high school
The Taoyuan Municipal Wu-Ling Senior High School (the hyphen is usually omitted, Chinese: 桃園市立武陵高級中學; pinyin: táo yuán shì lì wǔ líng gāo jí zhōng xué
Wu-Ling_Senior_High_School
2013 Chinese TV series or program
Hu Jun and Charmaine Sheh as Kublai Khan and Chabi, along with Cai Wenyan, Wu Yue, Tang Guoqiang, Gao Fa, Steven Ma and Ray Lui in supporting roles. The
The_Legend_of_Kublai_Khan
Chinese historical comedy
You Nian eliminates the Hui Long Sect. Bai Li Wu Yin is the father of Bai Li Bing. At the beginning, Bai Li Wu Yin tries to sabotage the construction of
Rocket_of_China_(TV_series)
Emperor of China from 840 to 846
Emperor Wuzong of Tang (July 2, 814 – April 22, 846), né Li Chan, later changed to Li Yan just before his death, was an emperor of the Tang dynasty of
Emperor_Wuzong_of_Tang
President of China from 1983 to 1988
Li Xiannian ([lì ɕjɛ́nnjɛ̂n]; 23 June 1909 – 21 June 1992) was a Chinese Communist military and political leader, president of China from 1983 to 1988
Li_Xiannian
2011 Chinese TV series
woman with surname Wu like her was destined to bring destruction to the Li family, so he refused to let her enter his bedchamber. Wu Meiniang was neglected
Secret_History_of_Empress_Wu
Chinese shaman
named Wu in Shanhaijing: Wu Xian (巫咸), Wu Ji (巫即), Wu Fen (or Ban) (巫肦), Wu Peng (巫彭), Wu Gu (巫姑), Wu Zhen (巫真), Wu Li (巫禮), Wu Di (巫抵), Wu Xie (巫謝), Wu Luo
Wu_(shaman)
Chinese television series
Jianmin as Li Jiancheng Shen Mengsheng as Li Yuanji Ge Zhijun as Pei Ji Sun Ning as Fang Xuanling Zhu Lei as Du Ruhui Wu Jian as Li Jing Lü Xing as Li Chengqian
The_Rise_of_the_Tang_Empire
Historic Chinese jade piece
"kings" of Chu state: "King Li of Chu" (楚厲王) posthumously refers to Viscount Fenmao (r. 757–741 BCE), his brother King Wu of Chu (楚武王, r. 740–690 BCE)
Mr._He's_jade
Wu Chinese language
Taihu Wu (吳語太湖片) or Northern Wu (北部吳語) is a Wu Chinese language spoken in much of the southern part of the province of Jiangsu, including Suzhou, Wuxi
Taihu_Wu
Chinese general and warlord (1874–1939)
Wu Peifu (traditional Chinese: 吳佩孚; simplified Chinese: 吴佩孚; pinyin: Wú Pèifú; Wade–Giles: Wu2 P'ei4-fu2; 22 April 1874 – 4 December 1939) was a Chinese
Wu_Peifu
3rd-century BC Chinese general
Li Xin (李信), courtesy name Youcheng (有成), was an important Chinese military general of Qin during the Warring States era. Alongside Wang Jian, Wang Ben
Li_Xin_(Qin)
LI WU
LI WU
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for a person who could read and write, at a time when education was the exception rather than the rule.English and Scottish : According to Reaney, a local name from Old Norse skáli ‘hut’ + erg ‘shieling’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bowler.German : variant of Boller.Norwegian (Bøler) : habitational name from various farms in southeastern Norway named Bøler, from Old Norse bøli ‘farm’. Compare Bohle.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; perhaps a topographic name for someone living on low-lying land (Old English ēg) with a hut or temporary shelter (Old Norse skáli) on it.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Yorkshire)
English (chiefly Yorkshire) : habitational name from any of several minor places so called, mostly in West Yorkshire, Littlewood in Wooldale being a well-recorded instance. They are named with Old English l̄tel ‘small’ + wudu ‘wood’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in West Yorkshire, probably named in Old English as ‘enclosed wood’, from loc(a) ‘enclosure’ (see Lock) + wudu ‘wood’. It seems likely that all present-day bearers of the name descend from a single family which originated in this place. There is another place of the same name in Cleveland, first recorded in 1273 as Locwyt, from Old English loc(a) + Old Norse viðr ‘wood’, ‘brake’, but it is not clear whether it has given rise to a surname.
Girl/Female
Australian, Chinese, Danish, German, Italian, Swedish
Plum; Dawn; Beautiful; Pretty
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, possibly from Lipwood Hall or Farm in Northumberland, named from Old English hlēp ‘steep slope’ + wudu ‘wood’, or from a lost or unidentified place. The surname does not occur in current English records, although a bearer of the name Lepford is recorded in the census of 1881.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from Gatesgill in Cumbria, so named from Old Norse geit ‘goat’ + skáli ‘shelter’.
Female
Greek
(Μελίνα) Greek name derived from the word méli, MELINA means "honey."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Toll, Old English Toll, or Old Norse Tóli, the latter being derived from a reduced form of a compound name such as þórleifr (composed of the elements þórr, name of the Scandinavian god of thunder (see Thor) + leifr ‘relic’) or þórleikr (composed of the elements þórr + leikr ‘sport’, ‘play’).English : topographic name from toll ‘clump of trees’, a dialect term of Kent, Sussex, and Hampshire.German : nickname from Middle High German tol, dol ‘foolish’, also ‘pretty’ or ‘handsome’.German : from a reduced form of the personal name Bartholomäus (see Bartholomew).
Male
Norse
Old Norse name, probably derived from valr ("battle slain"), hence "of the battle slain." In mythology, this is the name of a son of Óðinn born for the purpose of avenging Baldr's death. He is to be one of the seven to survive Ragnarok.Â
Female
Native American
Native American Hopi name WUTI means "woman."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow or a patch of arable land, Middle English lee, lea, from Old English lēa, dative case (used after a preposition) of lēah, which originally meant ‘wood’ or ‘glade’.English : habitational name from any of the many places named with Old English lēah ‘wood’, ‘glade’, as for example Lee in Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, and Shropshire, and Lea in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, and Wiltshire.Irish : reduced Americanized form of Ó Laoidhigh ‘descendant of Laoidheach’, a personal name derived from laoidh ‘poem’, ‘song’ (originally a byname for a poet).Americanized spelling of Norwegian Li or Lie.Chinese : variant of Li 1.Chinese : variant of Li 2.Chinese : variant of Li 3.Korean : variant of Yi.Lee is a prominent VA family name brought over in 1641 by Richard Lee (d. 1664), a VA planter and legislator. His great-grandsons included the brothers Arthur, Francis L., Richard Henry, and William Lee, all prominent American Revolution legislators and diplomats.
Male
Thai/Siamese
Thai name A-WUT means "weapon."
Surname or Lastname
Belgian
Belgian : habitational name from either of two places called Li(e)laar, in Gavere and Sint-Maria-Oudenhove, East Flanders.English : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a deliberate alteration of Leatherhead, a habitational name from Leatherhead in Surrey, which is named from Celtic lēd ‘gray’ + rïd ‘ford’, or alternatively a habitational name from Lythwood in Shropshire, which is named from Old English hlið ‘slope’ + wudu ‘wood’.Zachariah Leatherwood, son of John Leatherwood, was born in Prince William Co., VA, about 1735. After the revolutionary war, he settled in Spartanburg Co., SC, with his second wife, Jane Calvert, and many of his fourteen children.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a bookbinder, from Anglo-Norman French liur.English : possibly a topographic name (recorded in 1332 as le Lyghere) for someone who lived in a woodland clearing, from a derivative of Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.German : short form of a Germanic personal name formed with liut ‘people’, ‘tribe’ + hari ‘army’.German : possibly a topographic name formed with the element lir ‘swamp’, ‘bog’, or a habitational name from Lier, named with this word.Dutch : habitational name from Lier, in the Belgian province of Antwerp.Norwegian : habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named with the indefinite plural form of li ‘mountain slope’, ‘hillside’ (see Li 4).
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : variant of Wen 2.Chinese : from a character in the personal name of Hu Gongman, a retainer of Wu Wang. After the latter established the Zhou dynasty in 1122 bc, he granted the state of Chen to Hu Gongman, whose descendants adopted the second character of his given name, Man, as their surname. This character also means ‘Manchurian’, but the name does not appear to be related to this meaning.Chinese : variant of Wen 3.Chinese : variant of Wan 1.English and Jewish : variant spelling of Mann.Dutch : from Middle Dutch man ‘man’, ‘husband’, ‘vassal’, ‘arbiter’.French : from the Germanic personal name Manno (see Mann 2).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from the personal name Man, derived from Yiddish ‘man’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval personal name, perhaps Old English MÅ«l (from Old English mÅ«l ‘mule’, ‘halfbreed’). This was the name of a brother of Ceadwalla, King of Wessex (died 675), and is also found as a place name element. However, it may not have survived to the Conquest, and Domesday Book Mule, Mulo may instead represent Old Norse MÅ«li, which is probably from Old Norse mÅ«li ‘muzzle’, ‘snout’.English : nickname for a stubborn person or metonymic occupational name for a driver of pack animals, from Middle English mule ‘mule’ (Old English mÅ«l, reinforced by Old French mule, both from Latin mula ‘she-mule’).English : from the medieval female personal name Mulle, variant of Molle, a pet form of Mary (see Marie).French : nickname from mule ‘mule’ (see 2).Dutch : nickname for a gossip or someone with a large mouth, from Middle Dutch mule ‘mouth’, ‘snout’.Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a maker of slippers, from Middle Dutch mule ‘slipper’.Italian (also Mulé) : from the medieval nickname Mulé, Molé, from Arabic mawlÄ â€˜gentleman’, ‘lord’, ‘master’, m(a)uley ‘my lord’.Sicilian and southern Italian : status name, from Arabic mawlÄ â€˜master’, ‘owner’.
Male
Native American
Native American Miwok name WUYI means "soaring turkey vulture."
LI WU
LI WU
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
As Fast as the Wind
Girl/Female
American, German
Determined Protector; Will; Desire and Helmet; Protection
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Gift of Ganga
Female
German
Variant spelling of German Liese, LIES means "God is my oath."Â
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Glory of Heart
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lake, Lake of the fairies
Girl/Female
Indian
Love
Surname or Lastname
English
English : Americanized form of French Anglais ‘English(man)’.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Short for Rusham which means peaceful
Boy/Male
Hindu
LI WU
LI WU
LI WU
LI WU
LI WU
n.
A Chinese measure of distance, being a little more than one third of a mile.
n.
One of a religious sect, founded in Wurtemburg in the last century, composed of followers of George Rapp, a weaver. They had all their property in common. In 1803, a portion of this sect settled in Pennsylvania and called the village thus established, Harmony.
n.
Native lead molybdate occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually tabular, and of a bright orange-yellow to red, gray, or brown color; -- also called yellow lead ore.
n.
A rare element of the chromium group, occurring in nature in the minerals molybdenite and wulfenite, and when reduced obtained as a hard, silver-white, difficulty fusible metal. Symbol Mo. Atomic weight 95.9.
n.
See Mangel-wurzel.
v. t. & i.
See 2d Will.
a.
Having the sails set in the manner called wing-and-wing.
n.
A small balance.
n.
The red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio); -- called also wurger, worrier, and throttler.
n.
A kind of large field beet (B. macrorhiza), used as food for cattle, -- by some considered a mere variety of the ordinary beet. See Beet.
n.
The Australian white-quilled honey eater (Entomyza albipennis).
a.
Li/ble to wither or decay.
n.
A Chinese copper coin; a cash. See Cash.
n.
A level, or leveling instrument.
n.
A fruit bat (Pteropus medius) native of India. It is similar to the flying fox, but smaller.
n.
See Wormil.