Tai (surname)

Tai is a surname in various cultures.

Arabic

Tai or al-Ta'i, at-Ta'i (الطائي), also spelled al-Ta'i or at-Ta'iy, is an Arabic name. In ancient times it originated as a nisba indicating affiliation with the Tayy tribe.

Chinese

Tái is the Pinyin romanisation of the Chinese surname written using the character . According to traditional stories recorded in the Shuowen Jiezi, it originated as a toponymic surname referring to the city by the same name.[1]

Tai may also be the Wade-Giles transcription of Dai (戴);[2] see that page for people with that Chinese surname.

Japanese

As a Japanese surname, Tai could be written with the single characters , , , or , as well as numerous two-character combinations from one character read ta (e.g. , ) and another read i (e.g. on-yomi of or kun-yomi of or ).[3] People with these surnames include:

Korean

Main article: Tae (Korean name)

Tai is an alternative spelling of the Korean surname Tae (太, 태). In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 28.5% of people with that surname spelled it in Latin letters as Tai in their passports, vs. 57.1% as Tae.[4]

Other

References

  1. Chao, Sheau-yueh J. (2000). Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 169.
  2. Chao 2000, p. 168
  3. Breen, Jim (2011). Japanese Names Dictionary. Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  4. 성씨 로마자 표기 방안: 마련을 위한 토론회 [Plan for romanisation of surnames: a preparatory discussion]. National Institute of the Korean Language. 25 June 2009. p. 61. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  5. Kobe Tai (30 November 1998). Kobe Tai. Interview with Damon Shavers. Read Junk. New York City. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
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