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Name Diwu
Type Surname (ornamental)
Scripts 第五(Chinese)
Pronounced Pron. /ti˥˩ u˨˩˦/
Other Forms FormsĐệ Ngũ (Vietnamese), Jeo (Korean), Daigo (Japanese)
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

From Chinese 第五 (dìwǔ) meaning "fifth", created during the Han dynasty as one of eight branches of the noble Tian family. The surname is increasingly rare, as after the fall of the Han dynasty, many bearers changed their names back to Tian or to Wu (伍).
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