Cao is one of the oldest surnames in China, ranking 32nd among Chinese surnames. Cao has a large population, mainly distributed in Henan, Hebei and Sichuan provinces, and is also a common surname. So do you know the origin of the surname Cao? How to name a baby girl named Cao? What celebrities have appeared in the Cao family?
1. The origin of the surname Cao
The Cao family, originally the Wei family, originated from a branch of the Western Zhou royal family. It is one of the oldest surnames in China, ranking 26th among hundreds of surnames. The ancestor of the surname Cao was Cao Duo, whose birth and death dates are unknown, and was also named Cao Zhenduo.
The surname Cao has several origins: First, it is said that after conquering the Shang Dynasty, in order to consolidate the power of the Zhou Dynasty, his brother Zhen Duo was enfeoffed and established. Cao Zhenduo is the ancestor of the surname Cao; secondly, it comes from official position. Sun An, the great-grandson of Zhuanxu and Wu Hui, was enfeoffed in Cao State and named after the country. The third is the surname change originating from ethnic minorities, including Xiongnu, Manchu, Mongolian, Tibetan, Yao, Achang, Bulang, etc. In addition, other ethnic minorities also changed their surnames to surnames in Chinese. Today, the Yi, Hani, Naxi, Hui, Xibe and other ethnic minorities all have the surname Cao. Their origins were mostly promoted by the central government during the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
2. Historical celebrities of Cao
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Cao GUI, a famous official of the Lu State, and Duke Zhuang of Lu fought against the Lu State. He fought against Zhuang Gong in Changshao, and took advantage of the opportunity of Qi State's "one rush, then defeat, and three exhaustion" to let Zhuang Gong attack, thus winning the battle of Changshao.
Cao Shen, a famous minister in the Western Han Dynasty, was born in Peixian County, Jiangsu Province. He rose up together with Liu Bang at the end of Qin Dynasty. After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, he was appointed Prince Pingyang and served as prime minister for nine years.
Cao Cao, named Mengde in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, was a famous strategist, politician and poet in Anhui Province. In the first year of Jian'an, Cao Cao unified the north, and his son Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor and was posthumously named Emperor Wu.
Cao Pi, the son of Emperor Wen of Wei, was the founder of the Cao Wei regime during the Three Kingdoms period. In addition, he is also good at poetry creation, represented by "Yan Ge Xing".
Cao Chong, the son of Cao Cao, is known as the "Image of Cao Chong". He was deeply favored by Cao Cao and intended to make him his successor, but he died of illness at the age of thirteen.
Cao Zhi, son of Cao Cao, younger brother of Cao Pi, was a famous general of the Three Kingdoms. He is famous for his poetry, and his representative work "Poetry in Seven Steps" is widely circulated.
Cao Ba, a county native in the Tang Dynasty, a contact painter in the Tang Dynasty, General Guan Wuwei, was good at painting horses. Du Fu praised him as "a wandering horse from generation to generation".
Thatched Cottage, a native of Guizhou, was a poet of the Tang Dynasty. At first he was a Taoist priest, and later he was a scholar.
Cao Nai, a politician in the Ming Dynasty, was the first assistant to the cabinet during the Zhengtong period, and was the number one scholar in Guichou Branch in the eighth year of Xuande reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Ming Dynasty.
Cao Ding, a native of Tongzhou in the Ming Dynasty, was an anti-Japanese hero of the Ming Dynasty.
Cao Yin, a litterateur in the Qing Dynasty and Cao Xueqin’s grandfather, is famous for his representative works such as "The Notes on the Poetry of Ni Pavilion" and "The Story of the Continuing Pipa".
Third, the choice of Cao’s daughter’s name
Miss Cao is a nice name.
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Rabbit, Cao Jie, Cao Bing, Cao Xue, Cao Qing, Cao Wen, Cao Shu, Cao Wan, Cao Zhen, Cao Ying, Cao Fan, Cao Lu, Gu Cao, Cao Ming
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Cao Han, Xiaocao, Cao Hui, Cao He, Cao Yin, Cao Ye, Cao Er, Cao Di, Cao Mei, Cao Pei, Cao Ya, Cao Ling, Cao Qin, Cao Chun
Yicao, Cao Nian, Cao Cai, Cao Hai, Cao Qu, Cao Man, Cao Qiao, Cao You, Cao Bo, Cao Liang, Cao Min, Cao Cui, Cao Rong, Cao Bing.
Cao Ying, Cao Jiao, Cao Rui, Cao Xia, Cao Zui, Cao Fen, Cao Wen, Yicao, Cao Mi, Cao Xi'an, Cao E, Cao Ruo, Cao Zi, Cao Ying
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Miss Cao is a nice two-character name.
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Cao Nianbo, Cao Xiahan, Cao Xiaoyi, Cao Peiya, Cao Mengying, Cao Yunxin, Cao Qinghuai, Cao Zichun, Cao Danwen, Cao Wenqian
Cao Xinling, Cao Sidian, Cao, Cao, Cao Youqing, Cao Bitong, Cao, Cao Panlan, Cao Xinyue, Cao Yanping
Cao Pi, Cao Miaosong, Cao Yerong, Cao Xinxin, Cao Liu Yi, Cao Hanfu, Cao Wenxuan, Cao Shangfeng, Cao Xiaojie, Cao Zifen
Cao, Cao, Cao Xiangxuan, Cao, Cao Xinyi, Cao, Cao Rujie, Cao Cuifeng, Cao, Cao Yuhua
Cao Yiyun, Cao Shuiying, Cao Ye Ye, Cao Wenhua, Cao Xiaoyu, Cao Youqing, Cao, Cao Chunxing, Cao, Cao Shuizhu
Cao Biqin, Cao Jiadi, Cao Xiaolan, Cao Cuian, Cao Lianhan, Cao, Cao, Cao Lanjun, Cao Ruyu, Cao Yunlu
Cao Xueqiao, Cao Xiangdie, Cao Peihan, Cao Mumei, Cao Yafu, Cao Erqin, Cao Shanqi, Cao Cuilu, Cao Yidan, Cao Fangyun
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Summary: The arrival of every new life symbolizes hope and is the continuation of the family , is also the crystallization of parents’ love. A baby's name is the first gift given by parents, which will accompany the child throughout his life and is unparalleled.