Wen is the

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Chinese surname Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the ...

文 (Wén). 文 (Wén), meaning "literary" or "culture", is usually romanised as Man in

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dialects), the name is pronounced Boon. In the

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dialect transcription for the name is Mun. Other romanizations include Văn in Vietnamese, Moon or Mun (Hangul: 문) in Korean and Bun (Hiragana: ぶん) in Japanese.

Origins

* from Wen (文), the posthumous title of King Wen of Zhou, father of King Wu of Zhou who established the Western Zhou dynastyThe Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland * adopted in place of another surname, Jing (敬) due to a naming taboo, as the latter was part of the name of two royal personages, Jin Gao Zu (called Shi Jingtang, 石敬瑭) and Song Yi Zu (called Zhao Jing, 趙敬). The latter was the grandfather of Zhao Kuangying (known as Emperor Taizu of Song), who established the

Song dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...

. * from Wen (文), the given name of Tian Wen, also called

Lord Mengchang Lord Mengchang (; died 279 BC), born Tian Wen, was an aristocrat and statesman of the Qi Kingdom of ancient China, one of the famed Four Lords of the Warring States period. He was a son of Tian Ying and grandson of King Wei of Qi. He succeeded to ...

, a prince of Qi, known as one of ‘the four princes’ during the Warring States period * from the personal name Wen Zi (文子), a general who lived in Wei during the Spring and Autumn period. * from the personal name Wen Shu (文叔), the founder of the Xu (许) located in present-day Henan province) during the Western Zhou dynasty.

Notable people named Wen

Historical figures

Wen Zhong Wen Zhong () (died 472 BC) was an advisor in the state of Yue in the Spring and Autumn period. He was a native of Ying in the State of Chu. After Yue was defeated by the state of Wu in 494 BC, Wen Zhong bribed Bo Pi, the advisor to the leader ...

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fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

c. 496 BC), advisor in the state of Yue * Wen Ping, military general of the Cao Wei state in the Three Kingdoms period * Wen Chou (died 200), military general under Han dynasty warlord Yuan Shao *

Wen Qin Wen Qin (died February or March 258), courtesy name Zhongruo, was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He served as the Inspector of Yang Province during the reign of t ...

(died 257), military general of the Cao Wei state in the Three Kingdoms period * Wen Zhenheng (1585–1645 AD), Ming dynasty painter, scholar *

Wen Yanbo (Song dynasty) Wen Yanbo (23 October 1006 – 16 June 1097), courtesy name Kuanfu, was a scholar-official of the Song dynasty who served four emperors over more than five decades. He was a grand councilor during Emperor Renzong's reign. During Emperor Renzong' ...

(1006–1097), politician and calligraphist of Northern Song dynasty * Wen Tianxiang (1236–1283), chancellor of the Southern Song dynasty * Wen Zhengming (1470–1559), Ming dynasty calligrapher *

Wen Yang (disambiguation) Wen Yang may refer to: *Wen Yang (Three Kingdoms), Cao Wei military general during the Three Kingdoms period *Wen Yang (chess player) Wen Yang (; born 7 July 1988) is a Chinese chess player. In 2008, he became China's 25th Grandmaster. He ac ...

, several people

Other people

Boon Hui Lu Boon Hui Lu (, born 11 December 1993) is a Singaporean actress, singer and songwriter. Early life Born to a self-employed courier provider father and a housewife Boon studied at Anglican High School. While studying at the Victoria Junio ...

, Singaporean singer-songwriter and actress *

Wen Junhui Wen Junhui (; ; born June 10, 1996), professionally known by his stage name Jun (), is a Chinese singer, dancer, and actor based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Seventeen and its subunit Performance Team. Before de ...

(stage name: Jun), Chinese member of the South Korean boyband

Seventeen Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18 * one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017 Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese m ...

Jennifer Wen Jennifer X. Wen is professor in energy resilience at the University of Surrey, England. She was previously professor of engineering at the University of Warwick, England, where she led "Warwick FIRE", a "multidisciplinary research laboratory for ...

, 21st-century professor of engineering and fire research

Fiction

Wen Zhong (Shang dynasty) Wen Zhong () is a character in the classic Chinese novel ''Fengshen Yanyi''. Wen Zhong had been the top ranked official under King Da Yi since the times of old. Following the death of Da Yi, Wen Zhong crowned Zi Shou as the new king of the Shan ...

, fiction character from the ancient novel ''Fengshen Yanyi''

Origins

Notable people named Wen

Historical figures

Other people

Fiction

References

See also