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戈 Ge — a rarer surname
76.9 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Ge |
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| Strokes | 4 |
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| Commonness | outside the top 100 |
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| Type | single-character |
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Where the surname comes from
A surname meaning 'dagger-axe', from the ancient state of Ge.
Why it scores this way
Easy to say96
Reads the way it looks for an English speaker — no sounds English doesn't have.
Recognised in China40
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write100
4 strokes — one of the simpler surnames to write and sign.
People who carried this name
- Ge Baolin — —
- Ge Gongzhen — Chinese journalist and press historian, pioneer of journalism education. Author of 'History of Chinese Newspapers.'
- Ge Kunhua — Late Qing scholar, first Chinese language teacher at Harvard University, promoted cultural exchange.
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