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Uy (surname)
Uy is one of several Hokkien transcriptions of the Chinese surname Huang (surname), Huang. It is the surname of the following people *Alfonso A. Uy, Filipino-Chinese businessman *John James Uy (born 1987), Filipino/Chinese actor, artist, host and model *Liz Uy (born 1982), Filipino stylist and author *Matthew Uy (born 1990), American-born Filipino footballer *Rolando Uy (born 1954), Filipino politician *Steve Uy (born 1979), American comic book artist and writer {{surname Hokkien-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hokkien
The Hokkien () variety of Chinese is a Southern Min language native to and originating from the Minnan region, where it is widely spoken in the south-eastern part of Fujian in southeastern mainland China. It is one of the national languages in Taiwan, and it is also widely spoken within the Chinese diaspora in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and other parts of Southeast Asia; and by other overseas Chinese beyond Asia and all over the world. The Hokkien 'dialects' are not all mutually intelligible, but they are held together by ethnolinguistic identity. Taiwanese Hokkien is, however, mutually intelligible with the 2 to 3 million speakers in Xiamen and Singapore. In Southeast Asia, Hokkien historically served as the '' lingua franca'' amongst overseas Chinese communities of all dialects and subgroups, and it remains today as the most spoken variety of Chinese in the region, including in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and some parts of Indochina (part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang (surname)
Huang (; ) is a Chinese surname that originally means and refers to jade people were wearing and decorating in ancient times. While ''Huáng'' is the pinyin romanization of the word, it may also be romanized as Hwang (Korean surname), Hwang, Wong (surname), Wong, Waan, Wan, Waon, Hwong, Vong, Hung, Hong, Bong, Eng, Ng (name), Ng, Uy (surname), Uy, Wee, Oi, Oei, Oey, Ooi, Ong, or Ung due to pronunciations of the word in different dialects and languages. It is the 96th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem.K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. . This surname is known as Hwang (Korean name), Hwang in Korean language, Korean. In Vietnamese language, Vietnamese, the name is known as Hoàng or Huỳnh. Huang is the 7th most common surname in China. Huynh is the 5th most common surname in Vietnam. The population of Huangs in China and Taiwan was estimated at more than 35 million in 2020; it was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso A
Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsula. In the later medieval period it became a standard name in the Hispanic and Portuguese royal families. It is derived from a Gothic name, or a conflation of several Gothic names; from ''*Aþalfuns'', composed of the elements ''aþal'' "noble" and ''funs'' "eager, brave, ready", and perhaps influenced by names such as ''*Alafuns'', ''*Adefuns'' and ''* Hildefuns''. It is recorded as ''Adefonsus'' in the 9th and 10th century, and as ''Adelfonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'' in the 10th to 11th. The reduced form ''Alfonso'' is recorded in the late 9th century, and the Portuguese form ''Afonso'' from the early 11th. and ''Anfós'' in Catalan from the 12th Century until the 15th. Variants of the name include: ''Alonso'' (Spanish), ''Alfonso'' (Spanish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John James Uy
John James Uy is a Filipino-American Filipino Americans ( fil, Mga Pilipinong Amerikano) are Americans of Filipino ancestry. Filipinos and other Asian ethnicities in North America were first documented in the 16th century as slaves and prisoners on ships sailing to and from New ..., artist, host and model. Biography John James Uy was born on September 13, 1987 in Mountain View California. In 2007, he won 2nd runner-up in the Be Bench / The Model Search. A year after, he was picked to do hosting jobs for myx North America/Myx International. In the same year, he starred in his first regular TV stint in Pieta. Filmography Television Films Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:Uy, John James Living people Filipino male models Filipino male television actors Reality modeling competition participants Star Magic Viva Artists Agency 1987 births 21st-century Filipino male actors Participants in Philippine reality television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Uy
Liz is a female name of Hebrew origin, meaning "God's Promise". It is also a short form of Elizabeth, Elisabeth, Lisbeth, Lizanne, Liszbeth, Lizbeth, Lizabeth, Lyzbeth, Lisa, Lizette, Alyssa, and Eliza. People * Liz Balmaseda (born 1959), Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist * Liz Bonnin (born 1976), Irish television presenter * Liz Brown (politician), American politician first elected to the Indiana Senate in 2014 * Liz Brown, backing vocalist for Wheatus * Liz Claiborne (fashion designer) (1929–2007) * Liz Fraser, stage name of English actress Elizabeth Joan Winch (1930–2018) * Liz Friedman, American television producer and television writer * Liz Hyder, English author * Liz Kershaw (born 1958), English radio broadcaster * Liz Kendall (born 1971), British politician * Liz Krueger (born 1957), American politician, member of the New York State Senate since 2002 * Liz Lochhead (born 1947), Scottish poet, playwright, translator and broadcaster * Liz Mace, half of the American co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Uy
Matthew Christopher Celano Uy (born March 22, 1990) is a Association football, footballer who last played for Filipino side Team Socceroo F.C., Team Socceroo in the United Football League (Philippines), United Football League. Born in the United States, he has represented the Philippines national football team, Philippines national team. Early life Uy was born in the United States to a Philippines, Filipino father and an Italian mother. He represented NYC Italy in the 2012 Cosmos Copa and is a full international for the Philippines national football team, Philippines national team. Career In the late days of March, he was waived by the Global F.C., Global of the United Football League (Philippines), United Football League in the transfer window. He was then immediately signed by the Loyola Meralco Sparks F.C., Loyola Meralco Sparks. He made his debut for the Sparks on April 9, 2013 coming in as a substitute for Jeong Byeong-Yeol in the 72nd minute against the Stallion Sta. Lucia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolando Uy
Rolando "Klarex" Adlao Uy (born July 5, 1954) is a Filipino politician and the incumbent mayor of Cagayan de Oro City since June 2022. Before he became mayor he was a Member of the House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ..., Uy represented the First District of Cagayan de Oro City from 2007 to 2010, he was also a contender for the mayoralty in Cagayan de Oro but lost to then-vice mayor Dongkoy Emano. Uy won as Barangay Captain of Carmen Cagayan de Oro at the 2010 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, succeeding his wife, former captain Lorna Uy. Rolando Uy run again as congressman in the First District of Cagayan de Oro City in the 2013 mid-term election and won more than 28,000 votes to his opponent, former Congressman Benjo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Uy
Steve Uy (born January 11, 1979) is an American comic book artist and writer. Career Steve Uy began working for Marvel Comics after graduating from the School of Visual Arts in New York. His work started out as cover art for certain titles such as Iceman, and later on he worked on the mini-series ''Eden's Trail'' with Chuck Austen. Later on he went to Image Comics to work on another mini-series, ''Feather'', and afterward did the mini-series '' Jova's Harvest'' for Arcana Studios. Uy worked on several issues of '' Avengers: The Initiative'' including a special written by Christos Gage and Dan Slott Dan Slott (born July 3, 1967) is an American comic book writer, known for his work on Marvel Comics books such as ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', as well as ''She-Hulk'', ''Silver Surfer'', '' The Superior Spider-Man'', '' Tony Stark: Iron Man'', ''Th .... Steve Uy was one of the illustrators of ''Grumpy Cat Vol. 1: Awful-ly Big Comics Collection'' a 2020 book by Ablaze Publishing.htt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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