Hua (surname) explained

Hua is a common transliteration for some Chinese surnames, of which the most common ones are 華/华 ^[1] and 花 . The Cantonese romanizations for 華 and 花 are Wah and Fa, respectively. 華, when pronounced in the fourth tone in Mandarin, is exclusively used in the name of Mount Hua and as a surname. The usual pronunciation of 華 is huá, which literally means "prosper" and is used as a reference to the Chinese people. On the other hand, 花 literally means "flower".

Huà (华 / 華)

It is listed 28th on the Song dynasty-era Hundred Family Surnames.

• Hua Gang, Chinese educator.
• Hua Guofeng, Chinese politician, born as Su Zhu.
• Hua Jianmin, Chinese politician.
• Hua Lefong, Canadian chess player.
• Hua Luogeng, Chinese mathematician.
• Hua Sui (; 1439–1513), Chinese scholar and printer.
• Hua Tuo (; 140–208), Chinese physician.
• Hua Xin (; 157–231), former official of Sun Quan and Minister of Cao Wei
• Hua Xiong (; died 191), general under Warlord Dong Zhuo.
• Hua Yanjun (; 1893–1950), Chinese musician, also known as "Abing".
• Hua Chenyu, Chinese singer and songwriter.

Huā (花)

It is the 55th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.^[2]

• Hua Mulan, ancient Chinese legendary woman warrior.
  • According to History of Ming, her family name is Zhu (朱), while the History of Qing says it is Wei (魏).
• Hua Rong, fictional character in Water Margin.
• Hua Qianfang (花千芳), writer, social commentator.

Notes and References

1. http://www.yitseng.net/names/hu.html Meaning of Chinese names - H
2. K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. .