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Tian (given Name)
Tian is a male given name of South African origin. Notable people with the name include: *Tian Meyer (born 1988), South African rugby union footballer *Tian Viljoen Christian "Tian" Viljoen (born 10 April 1961) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he finished runner-up in doubles at three events. He achieved ... (born 1961), South African former tennis player See also * Tian (surname), a common Chinese language surname {{given name Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tian Meyer
Tian Carel Meyer (born 20 September 1988) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Pro14 and the in the Currie Cup. He plays mostly as a scrum-half and occasionally as a Wing. He previously played for the , and domestically and for the in Super Rugby. He joined in 2014 on a two-year contract. He signed a contract to join Bloemfontein Bloemfontein, ( ; , "fountain of flowers") also known as Bloem, is one of South Africa's three capital cities and the capital of the Free State province. It serves as the country's judicial capital, along with legislative capital Cape To ...-based side prior to the 2016 season on a two-year contract. References External links * itsrugby.co.uk profile 1988 births Living people Afrikaner people Cheetahs (rugby union) players Free State Cheetahs players Golden Lions players Griquas (rugby union) players Lions (United Rugby Championship) players Pumas (Currie Cup) players Rugby union players from Pieter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tian Viljoen
Christian "Tian" Viljoen (born 10 April 1961) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he finished runner-up in doubles at three events. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 49 in January 1983. Career finals Doubles (3 runner-ups) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Viljoen, Tian Afrikaner people South African people of Dutch descent South African male tennis players Living people 1961 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tian (surname)
Tián (), or T'ien in Wade-Giles is a Chinese surname. An alternative transliteration of "田" from Cantonese is Tin, from Hokkien is Thinn. It appeared in the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' text from the early Song Dynasty. It also means "field". In 2019 it was the 34th most common surname in Mainland China. The same character is Jeon in Korean hanja and is 16th most common in South Korea. Origins * perhaps from a fief called Tian (田), which in Old Chinese is pronounced similar to (陳) in Qi state, which was granted to Chen Wan (陳完), a Prince in the State of Chen, who fled to Qi in order to escape persecution. The Qi clan also went on to rule Qi for many generations. * possibly dates even further back to the post name of an official in charge of the management of farmlands who served the Shang dynasty * adopted in place of the Chinese surname Huang (黃) by the son of the official Huang Zicheng during the Ming Dynasty, in order to avoid persecution. Notable people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |