Tai (surname)

Tai is a surname in various cultures.

Arabic

Tai or al-Ta'i, at-Ta'i (الطائي), also spelled al-Ta'i or at-Ta'iy, is an Arabic name. In ancient times it originated as a nisba indicating affiliation with the Tayy tribe.

  • Hatim al-Tai (Hatem ibn Abdellah ibn Sa'ad at-Ta'iy, died 578), Arab poet
  • Dawud Tai (Abu Solaiman Dawud ibn Nosair al-Ta’i, died 770s or 780s), Sufi mystic
  • Sultan Hashim Ahmad al-Tai (1945–2020), Iraqi Minister of Defense under Saddam Hussein
  • Ashraf Tai, Burmese-born Pakistani martial artist who states that he is a descendant of Hatim al-Tai

Chinese

Tái is the Pinyin romanisation of the Chinese surname written using the character 邰. According to traditional stories recorded in the Shuowen Jiezi, it originated as a toponymic surname referring to the city by the same name.[1]

  • Tai Chih-yuan (邰智源; born 1965), Taiwanese comedian
  • Samuel Tai (邰正宵; born 1966), Hong Kong-born Taiwan singer

Tái is also the Pinyin romanisation of the Chinese surname written using the character 台.

Tai may also be the Wade-Giles transcription of Dai (戴);[2] see that page for people with that Chinese surname.

People

Japanese

As a Japanese surname, Tai could be written with the single characters 太, 台, 泰, or 載, as well as numerous two-character combinations from one character read ta (e.g. 田, 多) and another read i (e.g. on-yomi of 衣 or kun-yomi of 居 or 井).[3] People with these surnames include:

  • Ichiro Tai, Japanese electrical engineer
  • Miyuki Tai (born 1980), Japanese badminton player
  • Yūki Tai (泰 勇気, born 1977), Japanese voice actor

Korean
Main article: Tae (Korean name)

Tai is an alternative spelling of the Korean surname Tae (Korean: 태; Hanja: 太). In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 28.5% of people with that surname spelled it in Latin letters as Tai in their passports, vs. 57.1% as Tae.[4]

Other
  • António Taí (born 1948), Portuguese footballer
  • Eric Tai (born 1964), New Zealand actor of Tongan descent
  • Kobe Tai (born 1972), stage name of an American pornographic actress of Asian descent, changed from Coby Ty to sound "more ethnic" for marketing purposes[5]
  • Daniel Tai (born 1977), New Zealand boxer
  • Jordan Tai (born 1982), New Zealand boxer and kickboxer
  • Soaeb Tai (born 1989), Indian cricketer

See also

References
  1. Chao, Sheau-yueh J. (2000). Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 169.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Chao 2000, p. 168
  3. Breen, Jim (2011). Japanese Names Dictionary. Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  4. 성씨 로마자 표기 방안: 마련을 위한 토론회 [Plan for romanisation of surnames: a preparatory discussion]. National Institute of the Korean Language. 25 June 2009. p. 61. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  5. Kobe Tai (30 November 1998). "Kobe Tai". Read Junk (Interview). Interviewed by Damon Shavers. New York City. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
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