Yu name meaning

What does Yu mean?

Curious unisex name Yu is used particulary in Chinese, meaning of Yu is "Shining Brightly Universal" is of Chinese origin.

How do I pronounce Yu?

You can pronounce the one syllabled name Yu as yoo.

Variants of Yu

Yoo

How popular is the name Yu?

Yu is a unique baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 900 names. In 2009, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 809 on boy names chart when 35 babies were named Yu.

There are over 591 babies that have been given the name Yu in England and Wales. Yu is an uncommon baby name in United States, although it has been in use since 1969 but could not make beyond the top 4000.

There are over 761 babies that have been given the name Yu in United States.

However things change on global perspective, Yu is extremely popular in China where every 1 in 200 have the name as well as in, Myanmar and Japan.

Also the baby name is popular in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. According to our evaluation, over 9150000 babies have been named Yu globally.

Facts

What numerology tells about Yu?

If this is you then you are probably familiar with your habit of falling for the wrong person because you fall in love so quickly. Your best character traits are individuality and independence. You are a blessed person even if you don't know it yet. You are extremely smart. Don't be so modest and learn how to take credit for your success. Let your mind to take over when it comes to facing challenges or solving issues, and let your emotional side take care of your spiritual progress.

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Famous people named Yu

• Yu Shyi-kun, Taiwanese politician
• Yu Di, general and official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty
• Yu Lihua, Taiwanese-American woman writer
• Yu Wenjun, empress of the Chinese Jin dynasty
• Yu Liang, Jin Dynasty official and general
• Yu Daolian, empress of Jin Dynasty
• Yu Dongyue, was
• Yu Xiaosong, former member of the 9th National CPPCC Committee
• Yu Chunshun, Chinese explorer
• Yu Chaohong, Chinese race walker
• Yu Xuezhong, officer
• Yu Zhong, official of the Northern Wei dynasty
• Yu Guohui, retired male Chinese race walker
• Yu Shiji, official of the Chinese dynasties Chen Dynasty and Sui Dynasty
• Yu Pingbo, Chinese essayist, poet, historian, Redologist
• Yu Dan, is professor of media studies at China's Beijing Normal University
• Yu Xuanji, Chinese poet and courtesan of the late Tang dynasty
• Yu Yiqun, retired Chinese long jumper
• Yu Zhining, chancellor of the Chinese Tang dynasty
• Yu Jishi, Chinese Nationalist military general from Fenghua
• Yu Hourun, retired Chinese discus thrower
• Yu Yanhong, female Chinese softball player
• Yu Geli, female Chinese handball player
• Yu Zhengxie, philosopher
• Yu Ying-shih, Chinese American historian and Sinologist
• Yu Suzuki, Suzuki joined Sega in 1983 as a programmer
• Yu the Great, legendary ruler in ancient China famed for his introduction of flood control
• Yu Hungchun, Chinese political figure
• Yu Jin, military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao
• Yu Hua, Chinese author, born April 3, 1960 in Hangzhou
• Yu Song, official of the Jin dynasty of China
• Yu So-chow, Chinese actress
• Yu Dafu, modern Chinese short story writer and poet
• Yu Qian, Chinese official who served under the Ming dynasty
• Yu Yeon Kim, independent curator based
• Yu Long, Chinese conductor
• Yu Yamada,
• Yu Chi-hwan, leading twentieth-century Korean poet
• Yu Bin, Chinese professional Go player
• Yu Fan, official and scholar of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China
• Yu Darvish, Darvish previously played in MLB for the Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles Dodgers and
• Yu Eung-bu, military official of the early Joseon Dynasty and is remembered as one of the six martyred ministers
• Yu Seong-won, scholar-official of the early Joseon Dynasty
• Yu Shirota,
• Yu Huan, historian of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China
• Yu Hyun-mok, South Korean film director
• Yu Genwei, former Chinese international footballer
• Yu Youren, educator, scholar, calligrapher
• Yu Dayou, Chinese general and martial artist best
• Yu Shinan, Chinese official, litterateur
• Yu Jim-yuen, master of the 'China Drama Academy'
• Yu Aida, Aida has done character designs for the eroge visual novel

Lists having Yu

• Boys names beginning with Y
• Girls names beginning with Y
• Baby Names that mean Shining
• Baby Names that mean Universal