# Yu
## English
### Etymology 1

Abbreviation.

#### Proper noun

Yu
* Abbreviation of Yukon. (Yukon Territory)

##### Alternative forms

* (Yukon): Yu. / YU

##### Synonyms

* (Yukon): Yukon / Yukon Territory / The Yukon, Y.T. / Y. T. / YT, Yk / YK / Yk.

### Etymology 2

Transliteration:
* (Mandarin): From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin (for: ㄩˊ, ㄩˇ, ㄩˋ, ㄧㄡˊ) (余, 于, 由 (yóu), 魚 / 鱼 (yú) / 鱼 (yú), 漁, / 渔, 渔 (yú), 楀 (yǔ), 俞, 喻, 兪, 於 / 于, 遇 (yù), 虞 (yú), 郁 (yù), 尉, 禹 (yǔ), 游 (yóu), 尤 (yóu), 庾 (yǔ), 娛 / 娱, 娱, 茹)
* (Korean): From Korean 유 (yu) or 류 (ryu) (柳, 劉, 兪, 庾)
* (Japanese): From Japanese ゆう or ユウ (優, 夕, 友, 有, 勇, 祐, 裕, 雄, 悠, 由宇, 侑)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈju/

#### Proper noun

Yu (plural Yus)
* Synonym of You; A surname from Mandarin.
** 2021 August 30, Emma Goldberg, “Demand Surges for Deworming Drug for Covid, Despite Scant Evidence It Works”, in The New York Times‎:Dr. Yu has refused the ivermectin requests, he said, but he knows some of his colleagues have not.
* Synonym of Yoo; A surname from Korean.
* Synonym of Yuu; A unisex given name from Japanese.

##### Synonyms

* (Mandarin): You
* (Korean): Yoo, Ryu
* (Japanese): Yuu, Yū

##### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Yu is the 658th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 52,035 individuals. Yu is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (96.1%) individuals.

#### See also

* (Mandarin): Yu (Chinese surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* (Korean): Yoo (Korean surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* (Japanese): Yū on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Etymology 3

From Mandarin 盂 (Yú).

#### Proper noun

Yu
* A county of Yangquan, Shanxi, China.
** [2005 February 4, Hester Xu, Yan Zhang, “Fighting a Lonely Cause”, in Beijing Today [今日北京]‎, number 192, →ISSN, →OCLC, 面孔 [miànkǒng, Face], page 9, column 3:She went to Yangquan Village of Yuxian County in Shanxi Province. Having never been to such a remote and backward countryside area with its scenic views and fresh air, Kang joked with her colleagues that it was like being on a tourist trip.]
** [2011, Warren Bruce Palmer, “The Modern Chinese Economy”, in Robert André LaFleur, editor, China‎, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 123:Banners and a portrait of Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong adorn the front of this strange-looking freight train making its first run in Yuxian County, Shanxi Province.]

##### Translations
#### Further reading

* Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Yu Xian”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎, volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3536, column 2

### Anagrams

* Uy

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From Hokkien 楊／杨 (Iûⁿ). Compare Singaporean & Malaysian English Yeoh.

### Proper noun

Yu
* a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien, the 26th most common in the Philippines

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 楊／杨 (iûⁿ) or 尤 (iû). Compare Singaporean & Malaysian English Yeoh.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ju/ [jʊ]
* Rhymes: -u
* Syllabification: Yu
* Homophone: yu

### Proper noun

Yu (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓ)
* a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien, the 26th most common in the Philippines

#### See also

* Auyong
* Awyoung
* Yang
* Yee
* Yongco
* Young
* Yung

### Anagrams

* uy, Uy