Yue (surname)

岳, 樂; Yue
Pronunciation	Yuè
Origin
Word/Name	China
Meaning	Mountain

Yuè is the Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese family name 岳. In places which use the Wade-Giles romanization such as Taiwan, Yue is usually spelled as "Yüeh" or "Yueh".

Yuè is also the pinyin transliteration of the surname 樂 in traditional character and 乐 in simplified character.

Prominent individuals with the surname Yue 岳

Yue Fei (岳飛) military general who lived in the Southern Song dynasty

Prominent individuals with the surname Yue 樂/乐

Yue Jin (樂進) Military General who serve under Warlord Cao Cao in the Late Han Dynasty
Yue Yi (樂毅) Minister of the states of Zhao and Yan in the Warring States era
Yue Guang (樂廣) Minister of West Jin during the Jin dynasty

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