Yue (surname) explained

岳, 樂 Yue
Pronunciation:	Yuè
Meaning:	Mountain
Origin:	China

Yuè is the Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese family name 岳. In places which use the Wade-Giles romanization such as Taiwan, Yue is usually spelled as "Yüeh" or "Yueh".

Yuè is also the pinyin transliteration of the surname 樂 in traditional character and 乐 in simplified character. This name can also be read as Lè, which has a different origin.

Prominent individuals with the surname Yue 岳

• Yue Hua (岳華) actor
• Yue Fei (岳飛) military general who lived in the Southern Song dynasty
• Yue Xin (activist) (岳昕) feminist and Marxist activist

Prominent individuals with the surname Yue 樂/乐

It is the 81st name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.^[1]

• Yue Jin (樂進) Military General who served under Warlord Cao Cao in the Late Han dynasty
• Yue Yi (樂毅) Minister of the states of Zhao and Yan in the Warring States era
• Yue Guang (樂廣) Minister of West Jin during the Jin dynasty

Notes and References

1. K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. .