# Liu

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ljoʊ/ · frequency rank #10,575

## Definitions
1. A surname from Chinese.
2. A surname from Chinese.
3. A surname from Chinese.

## Etymology
From several Chinese surnames, including:
* From Mandarin 劉 /刘 (liú). Doublet of Lau, Liou, and Luu.
* From Cantonese 廖 (liu⁶). Doublet of Liao.

## Easily confused with
- **Lt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liu-vs-lt)
- **lo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liu-vs-lo)
- **LP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liu-vs-lp)
- **LN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liu-vs-ln)
- **Ls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liu-vs-ls)
- **lu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liu-vs-lu)
- **LV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liu-vs-lv)
- **LR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liu-vs-lr)
- **LM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liu-vs-lm)
- **LJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liu-vs-lj)
- **lx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liu-vs-lx)
- **LZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liu-vs-lz)
- **lot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liu-vs-lot)
- **low** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liu-vs-low)
- **lol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liu-vs-lol)
- **los** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liu-vs-los)
- **log** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liu-vs-log)
- **Lou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liu-vs-lou)
- **Liz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liu-vs-liz)
- **LLC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liu-vs-llc)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/liu