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Bái
Romanization Language(s) Chinese Word/name China Mongolia Meaning White (color) Region of origin China Variant form(s) Pekasa, Pekerti, Peris (
Chinese-Indonesian )
Bái is the
pinyin of the
surname
白 , meaning the colour white.
Origin
a surname used by descendants of Bai Fu, a minister of the legendary
Emperor Yan .
a surname used by descendants of Bai Gongsheng, the son of a crown prince of the
State of Chu during the
Spring and Autumn period .
a surname used by the descendants of a prince named Bai, son of Duke Wu of the
state of Qin .
a surname used by descendants of
Duke Mu of Qin .
a surname used by the
Mongols , possibly derived from
Borjigin .
a surname used by the
Manchus of
Irgen Gioro and Bayara Gioro (a branch of
Aisin Gioro ).
during the ancient
Tang dynasty in modern-day
Yunnan , the
Bai people used the surname Bai after their tribe name
a surname used by the ancient
Donghu people.
a surname used by the ancient people of
Kucha (or Qiuci). Kucha was an ancient country located in current Xinjiang province of China.
Alternate spellings
Mandarin : Bái, Pai
Taiwan : Pai
Cantonese (
Hong Kong and
Macao ): Baak6, Pak
Min Nan (
Hokkien (
Fujian )/
Teochew ): Pe̍h, Pe̍k, Peh
Vietnamese :
Bạch
Korean : Paik, Baik, Baek, Baeg (백) based on the same Chinese letter 白
Japanese : Bekku, Haku, Hyaku, Byaku
Notable people
Bai An (白安, 1991-), Taiwanese singer, Manchus
Bai Chongxi (白崇禧, 1893–1966), Chinese Muslim general of the Republic of China
Bai Chong'en , 白重恩 Chinese economist
Pai Hsiao-yen (白曉燕, 1980–1997), Taiwanese teenage idol and victim of a fatal kidnapping
Pai Hsien-yung (白先勇, 1937-), Chinese Muslim writer
Bai Jie (白洁, 1972-), Chinese female footballer
Bai Jing (白静, 1983–2012), Chinese actress
Bai Juyi (白居易, 772–846), Tang dynasty poet
Pai Kun-Hong (白昆弘, 1970-), Taiwanese baseball player
Bai Ling (白灵, 1966-), Chinese-born American actress
Bai Qi (白起, died 257 BC), Qin general of the Warring States period
Bai Renfu (白仁甫, 1226–1306), Yuan dynasty playwright
Bai Shouyi (白寿彝, 1909–2000) (Arabic name: Djamal al-Din Bai Shouyi) Chinese Muslim historian
Bai Shuxiang (白淑湘, born 1939), Chinese ballet dancer
Lou Pai (白露龍, 1947-), Chinese-American businessman and former Enron executive
Bai Wenqi (白文奇, born 1955), Lieutenant general of the PLA Air Force
Bai Chunli (白春礼, born 1953), Manchus, Chinese physical chemist and nanoscientist, President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peter Pek , chief executive of the World Branding Forum
Bai Yansong (白岩松, 1968), Chinese host
Rose Pak (白蘭; 1947–2016) Chinese-born political activist in San Francisco, California
Michelle Bai (白冰, 1986) is a Chinese actress and singer
Bai Jingting (白敬亭, 1993) Chinese Actor
Peh Thian Hui (白添辉), Singaporean convicted rapist
Fan Bai , researcher and engineer
柏
Bai Jiajun (柏佳骏; 1991) is a Chinese football player
Bai Wenwei (柏文蔚; 1876–1947), KMT General, Governor of Anhui Province, Advisor to Presidential Palace, Chairman Anhui Provincial Government, KMT Central Party Committee, and Central Executive Committee
Bai Xiaolei (柏小磊; 1985-) is a Chinese football player born in Dalian
Bai Yan (柏衍; 1989-) is a Chinese male tennis player born in Nanjing, Jiangsu
Penname:
Bo Yang (柏楊; 1920 – 2008), was a Taiwanese poet, essayist and historian, real name Guo Dingsheng (郭定生)
拜
Pai Tzu-li , (拜自立) Chinese Muslim General of the Republic of China
As part of a stagename/pseudonym
Bai Guang (白光 stagename) (1921–1999), birth name Shi Yongfen (史永芬) movie star and singer
Korean
See also
Surnames derived from the color
White
English
Celtic
German /
Yiddish
Other Germanic
Romance
Slavic
Belić ,
Bijelić ,
Bilić
Belik
Belikov
Belov
Belsky
Belenky
Bely
Belyay ,
Belyaev ,
Belyakov ,
Belykh
Białas ,
Białek ,
Białecki ,
Bialik ,
Białkowski ,
Biały
Bielak /
Bielák /
Belyak ,
Bielski ,
Bielecki /
Beletsky ,
Bieliński /
Belinsky ,
Bielawski
Bily
Bilyi
Bilyk
Byelik ,
Belik
Other
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