Ai (surname) explained
| Ai |
| Pronunciation: | Ài (Mandarin) |
| Language: | Chinese |
| Language origin: | Old Chinese |
| Meaning: | "mugwort" |
Ai is the pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname . It is listed 334th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 215th most common surname in Taiwan, shared by 400,000 people.[2]
Notable people
- Ai Nanying (艾南英; 1583–1646), Ming dynasty essayist
- Ai Nengqi (艾能奇; died 1647), rebel general and adopted son of Zhang Xianzhong
- Ai Yuanzheng (艾元征; 1624–1676), Qing dynasty Minister of Justice
- Ai Ai (艾靉; 1906–1982), Republic of China lieutenant general, Deputy Minister of Defense
- Ai Qing (; 1910–1996), pen name of poet Jiang Zhenghan
- Ai Siqi (; 1910–1966), pen name of Mongol-Chinese philosopher Li Shengxuan
- Ai Xia (; 1912–1934), silent film actress
- Ai Xing (; 1924–2008), mechanical engineer, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
- Ai Zhisheng (艾知生; 1928–1997), Minister of Broadcast, Film, and Television
- Ai Weiren (; 1932–2018), PLA lieutenant general
- Sarah Allan (; born 1945), American paleographer and sinologist
- Ai Xuan (; born 1947), artist, son of Ai Qing
- Ai Husheng (; born 1951), PLA lieutenant general
- Ai Xiaoming (; born 1953), writer and director
- Ai Wei (艾伟; born 1955), Taiwanese actor
- Ai Weiwei (; born 1957), artist, son of Ai Qing
- Ai Baojun (; born 1960), former vice mayor of Shanghai
- Randy Ai (艾雷迪; 1969–2013), Taiwanese cartoonist
- Ai Jing (; born 1969), singer and painter
- Ai Fei (艾芬; born 1974), Chinese physician
- Ai Jingjing (; born 1978), writer
- Ai Zhibo (; born 1982), football player
- Ai Mengmeng (艾梦萌; born 1983), singer
- Eve Ai (; born 1987), Taiwanese singer
- Ai Fei (艾菲; born 1987), singer
- Gloria Ai (; born 1987), bilingual business anchorwoman
Notes and References
- Web site: 百家姓 . Hundred Family Surnames . Guoxue . Chinese . 2014-09-28.
- Web site: http://www.taiwan.cn/zppd/XSDG/200901/t20090106_811068.htm . zh:中国最新300大姓排名（2008）. 300 most common surnames in China (2008) . Taiwan.cn . Chinese . 2009-01-06 . 2014-09-28.
