Yan

Yan may refer to:

Names

• Yan Emperor, closely related to the Yellow Emperor
• Cantonese transcription of surname 甄, created for naming taboo; Emperor Ming of Han (given name Zhuang), renamed Zhuang to Zhen Mandarin transcription
• Jacob Mikhailovich Gordin (1853–1909), writer pseudonym Yan, Ukrainian-American Yiddish-language playwright
• Martin Yan (born 1948), Chinese-Canadian/American television chef; star of Yan Can Cook, carried by PBS and Food Network
• Yan (musician), stage name of Jan Scott Wilkinson, English songwriter/lead singer of indie rock band, British Sea Power, founded in 2000
• Tang Yan (born 1983), Chinese actress well-known in her homeland as a rising star
• Yan, transliteration of the name "Ян" (Ian) from the Russian language
• Yan or, more specifically, Yahn, pronunciation of variant of the given name John, especially in Dutch, Northern Germanic and Western Slavic languages (in Slovak, spelled Ján)
• Yan (Wolves Chronicles), a character in The Cuckoo Tree, by Joan Aiken
• Philipe Yan Tin Lung (born 1976) Hong Kong born, Anchorage raised baseball player. Involved with China Baseball Developments (MLB China, CBL, Easton Sports, Little League)^{[citation needed]}
• Yan (surname), romanization for several Chinese surnames, such as "嚴", "顏", "言", "燕", "閻", "闫" etc.

Places

• Yan (state), state in China during the Western Zhou, Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period
• Former Yan, Southern Yan, Western Yan, & Later Yan Murong-Xianbei states during the Sixteen Kingdoms Period
• Yan (Anshi), the rebel state which played a key role in the An Shi Rebellion during the Tang Dynasty
• Yan (Ten Kingdoms), short-lived state around present-day Beijing at beginning of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
• Yan, Kedah, district in Malaysia
• Yan, historic village of the Haida people of Queen Charlotte Islands in the Canadian province of British Columbia
• Yan Mountains, in North China

Other references

• Yan Lifts, commonly known name for Lift Engineering, aerial chairlift manufacturing company which ceased operation in 1996

External links

• History of Chinese surname Yan