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Most of the Manchu clans took on their Han surnames after the demise of the Qing dynasty.Several clans took on Han identity as early as in the Ming dynasty period. The surnames were derived from the Chinese meaning of their original clan name, Chinese transliteration of the clan's name, the possessed territories, generation and personal names of the clansmen and also inspired by the surnames ...
Manchu given names were used solely or with titles but not with clan names. For example, Fiyanggū, who was from the Donggo clan, belonged to the Manchu Plain White Banner and distinguished himself in the campaigns against the Dzungars , was usually called "Fiyanggū be" (Lord Fiyanggū) since Fiyanggū (youngest) was a relatively major given name.
The Matrites (Hebrew: מַּטְרִי Maṭrī) were one of several ancient Israelite clans from the Tribe of Benjamin.They were the clan of the family of King Saul.They are only mentioned once in the Bible: When the Israelites chose their first king, the lot fell upon the clan of Matri. [1]
Yelü clan (2 C, 19 P) Yujiulü clan (1 C, 14 P) Yuwen (3 C, 8 P) Z. Zheng clan of Xingyang (8 P) Pages in category "Chinese clans"
The name is from MHG trache (dragon) and felse ("rock, cliff, stronghold on a mountain"); the form in the Þiðreks saga may show Middle Low German influence. [69] The Þiðreks saga locates the giant Ecke here. The name only occurs in the Þiðreks saga, but other indications suggest that the Ecke legend was placed on the Rhine in German ...
[2] The clan names have terms attached to it as well, Libang means the Archer, Tilling means the Police, Menyangbo means the successful one, Samba means the priest, etc. However, clans also have meanings which evolved from sentences e.g. Hembya was according to legend, evolved from "Hey' nangh wa" which translates to "Over there also".
Mpologoma clan is among the clans in present-day Uganda that are believed to have come with Kintu. Mpologoma is a name in Luganda which means lion. Everyone belonging to the Buganda Kingdom belong to a clan, each having a totem whereas others have
The name Maitland is of Norman origin and was originally spelt Mautalent, Mautalen, Matulant or Matalan, it translates as "evil genius". [2] It is claimed that the Maitlands descend from one of the companions of William the Conqueror who later settled in Northumberland . [ 3 ]