"Hsieh" meaning in All languages combined

See Hsieh on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Hsiehs [plural], Xie [alternative, Hanyu-Pinyin]
enPR: shyĕ Etymology: From the Mandarin 謝 /谢 (Xiè) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsieh⁴. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|^謝}} Mandarin 謝 /谢 (Xiè), {{bor|en|cmn-wadegiles|-}} Wade–Giles Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Hsieh (plural Hsiehs)
  1. A surname from Mandarin.

Inflected forms

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