Xi (surname)
Xi is the romanization in Pinyin of several different Chinese family names, including:
- :zh:奚姓
- :zh:西姓
- :zh:席姓
- :zh:習姓|zh:習,习姓
- :zh:隰姓
- :zh:郤姓
- :zh:郗姓
Xi is spelled "Hsi" in Wade-Giles. The name may refer to:People
奚
It is the 45th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.
During the Chu–Han Contention, many people surnamed Ji 籍 changed their surname to Xi 席 because of naming taboo of Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, whose given name was Ji 籍.
It on the Hundred Family Surnames poem. However it is not among the 400 most common surnames.
