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姬 Ji — a rarer surname

67.8 / 100 overall fit 🔊 hear it

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Where the surname comes from

The royal surname of the Zhou dynasty, one of the oldest Chinese surnames.

Why it scores this way

Mostly easy. The only friction is j, which English speakers usually turn into something close.

Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.

10 strokes — a little practice and it flows.

People who carried this name

• Ji Fa — King Wu of Zhou (c.11th century BC), founder of the Zhou dynasty.
• Ji Chang — King Wen of Zhou, founder of the Zhou Dynasty, famed for virtue and the I Ching.
• Ji Dan — Duke of Zhou, regent and sage, consolidated Zhou rule and authored rites and music.

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