Gender Feminine
Usage Chinese
Scripts 柳霜, 流霜, 瑠霜, 榴霜, 刘霜, 六霜, 柳双, 流双, 瑠双, 榴双, 刘双, 六双, etc.(Chinese)
Other Forms FormsLiu-tsong (Cantonese), Ryu-sang (Korean)
Meaning & History
From the Chinese character 柳 (liǔ) meaning "willow", 流 (liú) meaning "flow, stream, current", 瑠 (liú) meaning "lapis lazuli", 榴 (liú) meaning "pomegranate", 刘 (liú) meaning "kill, destroy" or 六 (liù) meaning "six" combined with 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost, ice" or 双 (shuāng, shuàng) meaning "two, double". Other character combinations can form this name as well.A notable bearer of this name was Chinese-American actress Anna May Wong, whose Chinese name was Wong Liu-tsong/Huang Liushuang (黄 柳霜, Huáng Liǔshuāng).