Qiu

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/tʃu/

proper noun

An English surname from Mandarin Chinese.

OriginMandarin 丘 →
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Meanings

proper nounQiu (plural Qius)

plural Qius · alternative Chiu

  1. An English surname from Mandarin Chinese.
  2. A county of Handan, Hebei, China.

Origin

  1. Mandarin丘
  2. EnglishQiu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 丘/邱 (Qiū)/秋 (Qiū)/裘 (Qiú), etc.

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APA

Qiu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qiu

MLA

“Qiu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qiu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Qiu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qiu.

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