Dou (surname)
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| Pronunciation | Dòu (Mandarin) |
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| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Tou4 |
Dou is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 竇 in traditional Chinese and 窦 in simplified Chinese. It is romanized Tou in Wade–Giles. Dou is listed 39th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 219th most common surname in China, shared by 380,000 people.[2]
Notable people
- Empress Dou (Wen) (died 135 BC), wife of Emperor Wen of Han and mother of Emperor Jing
- Dou Ying (竇嬰; died 131 BC), Western Han general and chancellor
- Dou Rong (竇融; 16 BC – 62 AD), Eastern Han general and minister
- Dou Gu (died 88), Eastern Han general
- Dou Xian (died 92), Eastern Han general
- Empress Dou (Zhang) (died 97), wife of Emperor Zhang of Han, sister of Dou Xian
- Dou Wu (died 168), Eastern Han official, father of Empress Dou Miao
- Dou Miao (died 172), wife of Emperor Huan of Han
- Dou Chong (竇衝; died 394?), Former Qin general
- Empress Taimu (太穆皇后; 569–613), Tang dynasty empress, wife of Emperor Gaozu, and mother of Emperor Taizong
- Dou Wei (died 618), Tang dynasty chancellor
- Dou Jiande (573–621), Sui dynasty rebel leader
- Dou Kang (died 621), Tang dynasty chancellor
- Dou Dexuan (598–666), Tang dynasty chancellor
- Empress Zhaocheng (昭成皇后; died 693), mother of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
- Dou Huaizhen (died 713), Tang dynasty chancellor
- Dou Can (734–793), Tang dynasty chancellor
- Dou Wentao (竇文濤; born 1967), Phoenix TV host
- Dou Wei (born 1969), singer-songwriter
- Shawn Dou or Dou Xiao (born 1988), Chinese-Canadian actor
References
- ^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
- ^ "中国最新300大姓排名（2008）" [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-09-25.