Ni is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 倪 in Chinese character. It is romanized Ngai in Cantonese. It is romanized as "Geh" in Malaysia and Singapore, and "Ge" in Indonesia, from its Minnan / Hokkian pronunciation. Ni is listed 71st in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 116th most common surname in China, shared by 1.4 million people.[2]
 The Chinese surname Ni/Ngai in the running hand style. | |
| Pronunciation | Ni (Mandarin) Ngai (Cantonese) Nga, Ngeh (Eastern Min) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Ngai, Nee |
Notable people
edit- Ni Bian or Ni Shui (倪说, 3rd century BC), Warring States period diplomat from the state of Song
- Ni Kuan (倪寬; died 103 BC), Western Han dynasty minister
- Ni Shu (9th – 10th century), Southern Han chancellor
- Ni Wenjun (died 1357), general of the Red Turban Rebellion
- Ni Zan (1301–1374), painter, one of the Four Masters of the Yuan dynasty
- Ni Yuanlu (1593–1644), Ming dynasty official and painter
- Ni Xiangkai (倪象愷; fl. 1720s–30s), Qing dynasty Governor of Taiwan prefecture
- Ni Wenwei (倪文蔚; 1823–1890), Qing dynasty Governor of Guangxi and Henan provinces
- Ni Sichong (1868–1924), warlord of the Anhui clique
- Ni Guizhen (倪桂珍; 1869–1931), matriarch of the Soong family, mother of Soong Ching-ling, Soong Mei-ling, and T. V. Soong
- Ni Daolang (1879–1952), Governor of Anhui of the Wang Jingwei regime, executed for treason
- Ni Yingdian (倪映典; 1885–1910), anti-Qing revolutionary leader, posthumously awarded rank of General
- Ni Baochun (倪葆春; 1899–1997), physician, President of St. John's University, Shanghai
- Ni Zhiliang (1900–1965), PLA lieutenant general, first Chinese ambassador to North Korea
- Watchman Nee or Ni Tuosheng (1903–1972), Christian leader
- Ni Wen-ya (1903–2006), President of the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China
- Ni Chao (倪超; 1907–1996), civil engineer, President of National Cheng Kung University
- Ngai Shiu-kit (1924–2015), Hong Kong legislator
- Ni Weidou (born 1932), scientist, former vice-president of Tsinghua University
- Ni Zhifu (1933–2013), politician, Politburo member
- Ni Xiance (born 1935), former Governor of Jiangxi province, convicted of corruption
- Ni Kuang (1935–2022), Hong Kong novelist
- Ni Tianzeng (倪天增; 1937–1992), Vice Mayor of Shanghai
- Ni Zhiqin (born 1942), Chinese high jumper who broke the world record
- Ni Wei-Tou (born 1944), Taiwanese physicist
- Siu Yam-yam or Ni Xiaoyan (born 1945), Hong Kong actress
- Yi Shu or Ni Yishu (born 1946), Hong Kong novelist, sister of Ni Kuang
- Ni Min-jan (1946–2005), Taiwanese actor
- Fang Ying or Ni Fangning (方盈; 1948–2010), Hong Kong actress
- Ni Fake (born 1954), former Vice Governor of Anhui province
- Ni Ping (born 1959), actress and television presenter
- Ni Yulan (born 1960), civil rights lawyer
- Ngeh Koo Ham or Ni Kehan (倪可汉; born 1961), Malaysian politician, member of the Malaysian Parliament
- Ni Xialian (born 1963), female table tennis player, world champion
- Nga Kor Ming or Ni Kemin (倪可敏; born 1972), Malaysian politician, Perak State Legislative Assembly
- Shunza or Ni Shunzi (born 1973), singer-songwriter
- Fu-Te Ni or Ni Fude (born 1982), Taiwanese baseball player
- Ni Hua (born 1983), chess grandmaster
- Ni Hong (born 1986), female fencer, Olympic medalist
- Ni Ni (born 1988), actress
- Ni Yusong (born 1991), football player
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
- ^ "中国最新300大姓排名（2008）" [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-09-25.