Xia (surname)

Xia is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 夏 in Chinese character. It is romanized Hsia in Wade–Giles, and Ha in Cantonese. Xia is the 154th surname in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 66th most common Chinese surname, shared by 3.7 million people.[2]

Xia (夏)
PronunciationXià (Mandarin)
Ha (Cantonese)
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
MeaningSummer
Other names
Variant form(s)Hsia (Taiwan), Ha
Derivative(s)Ha (Korean), Hạ (Vietnamese), Chea (Cambodian)

Notable people
  • Xia Zhengshu (夏征舒; died 598 BC), Minister of the State of Chen who killed Duke Ling of Chen and usurped the throne
  • Consort Xia (夏姬; died 240 BC), mother of King Zhuangxiang of Qin and grandmother of Qin Shi Huang
  • Empress Dowager Xia (6th century), mother of Emperor Jing of Liang
  • Xia Luqi (882–930), Later Tang general
  • Xia Song (夏竦; 985–1051), Song dynasty general, Duke of Ying
  • Empress Xia (Song dynasty) (died 1167), wife of Emperor Xiaozong of Song
  • Xia Gui (fl. 1195–1224), Song dynasty painter
  • Xia Yuanji (1366–1430), Ming dynasty government minister
  • Xia Chang (1388–1470). Ming dynasty painter and official
  • Xia Yan (1482–1548), Ming dynasty government minister
  • Empress Xia (1492–1535), Ming dynasty empress, wife of the Zhengde Emperor
  • Xia Yunyi (1596–1645), Ming dynasty poet and anti-Qing military leader
  • Xia Wanchun (夏完淳; 1631–1647), poet, soldier, and son of Xia Yunyi, executed by the Qing at age 16
  • Xia Xie (夏燮; 1800–1875), Qing dynasty historian, author of Ming Tongjian (明通鑑)
  • Xia Suntong (夏孙桐; 1857–1941), historian, co-author of Draft History of Qing
  • Xia Zengyou (夏曾佑; 1863–1924), historian and educator
  • Xia Tonghe (夏同龢; 1868–1925), Qing dynasty zhuangyuan and calligrapher
  • Xia Shoutian (夏壽田; 1870–1935), Qing dynasty and Republic of China artist and politician
  • Xia Ruifang (夏瑞芳; 1871–1914), co-founder of the Commercial Press, assassinated by Chen Qimei
  • Xia Gong (1872–1941), Republic of China politician
  • Xia Kaifu (夏偕復; 1874–?), Republic of China ambassador to the United States
  • Xia Renhu (夏仁虎; 1874–1963), Republic of China politician and scholar
  • Xia Jingguan (夏敬观; 1875–1953), poet, President of Fudan Public School (now Fudan University)
  • Xia Chao (1882–1926), Republic of China general, Governor of Zhejiang province
  • Xia Douyin (1885–1951), Republic of China general, Governor of Hubei province
  • Xia Mianzun (夏丏尊; 1886–1946), educator and writer
  • Xia Qifeng (1888–1961), politician of the Wang Jingwei regime
  • Xia Suchu (1889–?), politician of the Wang Jingwei regime
  • Xia Qin (1892–1950), President of the Supreme Court of the Republic of China
  • Xia Wei (夏威; 1893–1975), Republic of China general, Governor of Anhui province
  • Xia Guozhang (夏國樟; 1896–1937), lieutenant general and brother of Xia Wei, killed in the Second Sino-Japanese War
  • Xia Minghan (1900–1928), Communist revolutionary
  • Xia Yan (1900–1995), playwright, Deputy Minister of Culture
  • Xia Xi (1901–1936), early leader of the Chinese Communist Party
  • Xia Jinxiong (夏晉熊; 1902–?), acting Minister of Finance of the Republic of China
  • Xia Jianbai (夏坚白; 1903–1977), academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, President of Tongji University
  • Xia Chuzhong (1904–1988), Republic of China general
  • Xia Zhengnong (夏征农; 1904–2008), writer and politician
  • Xia Nai (1910–1985), pioneering archaeologist
  • Xia Xiaohua (夏曉華; 1919–2003), founder of the Taiwan Daily and Chengsheng Broadcasting
  • Xia Gongquan (夏功权; 1919–2008), Republic of China diplomat
  • C. T. Hsia (1921–2013), literary critic and scholar
  • Xia Peisu (1923–2014), female computer scientist, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Xia Suisheng (1924–2019), surgeon and pioneer in organ transplantation
  • Xia Meng (1933–2016), Hong Kong actress and film producer
  • Timothy Ha (born 1937), Hong Kong educator
  • Ronald Arculli or Xia Jiali (born 1939), former chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing
  • Xia Taifeng (夏台鳳; born 1949), Taiwanese actress and singer
  • Andrew Hsia or Xia Liyan (born 1950), Minister of Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China (2015-2016)
  • Xia Baolong (born 1952), Communist Party Chief and former Governor of Zhejiang
  • Xia Gang (born 1953), film director, winner of Golden Rooster Award for Best Director
  • Xia Lingling (夏玲玲; born 1953), Taiwanese actress
  • Xia Deren (born 1955), Deputy Communist Party Chief of Liaoning province
  • Yuen Biao or Xia Lingzhen (born 1957), Hong Kong actor
  • Xia Yeliang (born 1960), former Peking University economist and dissident
  • Zhihong Xia (born 1962), Chinese-American mathematician
  • Xia Jiaping (born 1969), tennis player
  • Ha Hee-ra or Xia Xiluo (born 1969), South Korean actress of Chinese descent
  • Tony Xia (born 1976), businessman; owner of Aston Villa F.C.
  • Lulu Hsia Chia-lu (夏嘉璐; born 1977), Taiwanese TV Host
  • Xia Yu (born 1978), actor
  • Xia Xuanze (born 1979), badminton player, world champion
  • Xia Da (born 1981), cartoonist
  • Xia Ningning (born 1987), football player
  • Xia Lina (born 1987), Olympic alpine ski racer
  • Xia Kangnan (born 1988), baseball player
  • Xia Huan (born 1992), badminton player
  • Xia Hanyu (夏瀚宇) (born 1997), singer and dancer. Member of UNINE
  • Xia Zhiguang (夏之光) (born 2000), singer and dancer. Member of X-NINE and R1SE

References
  1. "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
  2. 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 2014-09-28.
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