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*[[Yo-Yo Ma]] (born 1955), American cellist
*[[Yo-Yo Ma]] (born 1955), American cellist
*[[Remy Ma]], American rapper
*[[Remy Ma]], American rapper
*[[Ma Rainey]], American blues singer and influential early-blues recording artist.
*[[Young M.A]], American rapper
*Lena Ma, [[Miss World Canada]] 2009.
*Lena Ma, [[Miss World Canada]] 2009.
*[[Thuzar Wint Lwin]], a Myanmar model and beauty queen the best National Costume award at the 69th edition of Miss Universe.
*[[Nancy (singer)]], a former member of the South Korean girl group [[Momoland]].
*[[Bae Suzy]], a South Korean singer, actress and model.
*[[Moses]], the leader of the Israelites and lawgiver to whom the prophetic authorship of the Torah.
*[[Mary, mother of Jesus]], a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, according to the New Testament Bible and the mother of the Prophet Isa according to the Koran.
*[[Matthew the apostle]], New Testament as one of the twelve apostles of Jesus.
*[[Mark the Evangelist]], the author of the Gospel of Mark.
*[[Martin of Tours]], patron saint of horses, equestrians.
*[[Charlemagne]], the founder of the Holy Roman Empire.
*[[Baldwin IV of Jerusalem]], the king of Jerusalem.
*[[Martin Luther]], a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and Augustinian friar.
*Maggie Ma, Canadian actress.
*[[Bruno Mars]], American singer-songwriter.
*Marshall Bruce Mathers III,known as [[Eminem]], American rapper.
*[[Marc Anthony]], American singer and songwriter.
*[[Natacha Marro]], a maker of shoes and boots.
*[[Johnny Marr]], English musician, songwriter and singer.
*[[Walter Lorenzo Marr]], American automotive engineer.
*[[Eric Mar]], American politician.
*[[Sabrina Mar]], American gymnast.
*[[Isabella of Mar]], Founder of the royal House of Stuart, originally spelled Stewart, was a royal house of Scotland, England, Ireland and later Great Britain.
*[[Mads Johansen Lange]] (the King of Bali), a Danish trader, entrepreneur, peace maker on Bali of indonesia.
*[[Lionel Martin]], English businessman who co-founded the company that became [[Aston Martin]] Car.
*[[Sylvester Stallone]], American actor and filmmaker.
*[[Mick Foley]], American retired professional wrestler and author.
*[[Jimmy Page]], the guitarist and founder of the rock band Led Zeppelin.
*[[Larry Page]], American businessman, computer scientist and internet entrepreneur
*[[Philip Morris (tobacconist)]], British tobacconist and cigarette importer
*[[George Marshall]], American statesman and general, and Minister of Foreign Affairs.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 15:43, 17 April 2024

Ma
Ma surname in regular script
RomanizationMa, Mah, Mar, Mo (Mandarin, Cantonese)
Beh/Baey (Teochew)
Bey (Hokkien)
Ma, Mu (Korean)
Archa, Be/Bae (Thai)
Mã (Vietnamese)
Mahmud,Mamu,Pangestu (Indonesian)
PronunciationMǎ (Pinyin)
Má, Bé (Pe̍h-ōe-jī)
Language(s)Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Indonesian
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
DerivationName of a district
Meaning"Horse or Mother"

Ma (simplified Chinese: 马; traditional Chinese: 馬; pinyin: Mǎ) is a Chinese family name or based History of the Jews in China. The surname literally means "Horse or Mother".[1] As of 2006, it ranks as the 14th most common Chinese surname in mainland China and the most common surname within the Muslim minority community, specifically the Hui people, Dongxiang people and Salar people. In 2019 it was the 13th most common surname in mainland China.[2] A 2013 study found it to be the 13th most common, shared by 17,200,000 people or 1.290% of the population, with the province with the most being Henan. It is the 52nd name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[3]

The offspring of Zhao She adopted "Ma" (馬), the first word of the district Ma Fu, as their surname. Other romanizations include Mah, Beh and Mar. Almost all people surnamed Ma are his descendants. Maybe Jews based from are his descendants variations such as: Anne, Moses, Mary, Martin, Mark, Matthew.

Since Silk Road at During the Tang dynasty, Hui Muslims, Salars, Bonan and Dongxiang people commonly adopted Ma as the translation for their surname Mahmud/ Muhammad. for e.g. Ma Jian, Ma Benzhai, Ma clique.[4][5][6][7]

During the Ming dynasty, the Zhengde Emperor had a Uyghur concubine with the surname Ma.[8][9]

Notable people

Westernized-style surname

  • Bertha Hosang Mah (1896 – 1959), Canadian student
  • Fiona Ma (born 1966), American politician and member of the California State Assembly
  • Frederick Ma, Chinese businessman from Hong Kong
  • Geoffrey Ma (born 1956), judge from Hong Kong, China
  • Jack Ma or Ma Yun (born 1964), Chinese business magnate, philanthropist, internet and technology entrepreneur, founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group
  • Jaeson Ma, American entrepreneur
  • James Ma (born 1993), Thai actor
  • Jie Ma, traditional Chinese musician
  • Kenneth Ma (born 1974), Chinese Canadian actor
  • Qingyun Ma (born 1965), Chinese architect
  • Sire Ma (born 1987), Chinese actress
  • Sora Ma (born 1984), Malaysian born Singaporean actress
  • Stanley Ma (born 1950): Canadian-Quebecois businessman of Chinese origin and founder and President of MTY Food Group
  • Steve Ma (born 1962), Chinese actor from Taiwan
  • Steven Ma (born 1971), Chinese actor and singer
  • Tzi Ma (born 1962), Chinese -American character actor
  • Wu Ma (1942–2014), Chinese actor, director, producer
  • Yo-Yo Ma (born 1955), American cellist
  • Remy Ma, American rapper
  • Ma Rainey, American blues singer and influential early-blues recording artist.
  • Young M.A, American rapper
  • Lena Ma, Miss World Canada 2009.
  • Thuzar Wint Lwin, a Myanmar model and beauty queen the best National Costume award at the 69th edition of Miss Universe.
  • Nancy (singer), a former member of the South Korean girl group Momoland.
  • Bae Suzy, a South Korean singer, actress and model.
  • Moses, the leader of the Israelites and lawgiver to whom the prophetic authorship of the Torah.
  • Mary, mother of Jesus, a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, according to the New Testament Bible and the mother of the Prophet Isa according to the Koran.
  • Matthew the apostle, New Testament as one of the twelve apostles of Jesus.
  • Mark the Evangelist, the author of the Gospel of Mark.
  • Martin of Tours, patron saint of horses, equestrians.
  • Charlemagne, the founder of the Holy Roman Empire.
  • Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, the king of Jerusalem.
  • Martin Luther, a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and Augustinian friar.
  • Maggie Ma, Canadian actress.
  • Bruno Mars, American singer-songwriter.
  • Marshall Bruce Mathers III,known as Eminem, American rapper.
  • Marc Anthony, American singer and songwriter.
  • Natacha Marro, a maker of shoes and boots.
  • Johnny Marr, English musician, songwriter and singer.
  • Walter Lorenzo Marr, American automotive engineer.
  • Eric Mar, American politician.
  • Sabrina Mar, American gymnast.
  • Isabella of Mar, Founder of the royal House of Stuart, originally spelled Stewart, was a royal house of Scotland, England, Ireland and later Great Britain.
  • Mads Johansen Lange (the King of Bali), a Danish trader, entrepreneur, peace maker on Bali of indonesia.
  • Lionel Martin, English businessman who co-founded the company that became Aston Martin Car.
  • Sylvester Stallone, American actor and filmmaker.
  • Mick Foley, American retired professional wrestler and author.
  • Jimmy Page, the guitarist and founder of the rock band Led Zeppelin.
  • Larry Page, American businessman, computer scientist and internet entrepreneur
  • Philip Morris (tobacconist), British tobacconist and cigarette importer
  • George Marshall, American statesman and general, and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

See also

References

  1. ^ Ian Jeffries. Political Developments in Contemporary China: A Guide. Routledge, 23 Jul 2010. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  2. ^ "新京报 - 好新闻，无止境".
  3. ^ K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.
  4. ^ Dru C. Gladney (1996). Muslim Chinese: ethnic nationalism in the People's Republic. Cambridge Massachusetts: Harvard Univ Asia Center. p. 375. ISBN 0-674-59497-5. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  5. ^ BARRY RUBIN (2000). Guide to Islamist Movements. M.E. Sharpe. p. 79. ISBN 0-7656-1747-1. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  6. ^ Leif O. Manger (1999). Muslim diversity: local Islam in global contexts. Routledge. p. 132. ISBN 0-7007-1104-X. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  7. ^ Susan Debra Blum; Lionel M. Jensen (2002). China off center: mapping the margins of the middle kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. p. 121. ISBN 0-8248-2577-2. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  8. ^ Luther Carrington Goodrich; Zhaoying Fang; Association for Asian Studies. Ming Biographical History Project Committee. (1976). Dictionary of Ming biography, 1368-1644, Volume 2. Columbia University Press. p. 314. ISBN 0-231-03801-1. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  9. ^ Peter C. Perdue (2005). China marches west: the Qing conquest of Central Eurasia. Harvard University Press. p. 64. ISBN 0-674-01684-X. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
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