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蓝氏图腾释义
【释义】 蓝(繁体作“藍”),本义是一种一年生草本植物,即蓼蓝(俗称蓝靛草)。古人常采摘其叶提取青蓝色染料,古语有云“青,取之于蓝而青于蓝”。在字形上,从艹、监声。上古时期的蓝氏族人一定精于植物印染或以此类经济作物为氏族图腾,寓意着青出于蓝、色彩绚丽与文采斐然的家族气象。
【起源】 蓝氏源流主要有两个重要源头,其一源自嬴姓,属于以封邑名称为氏:
源于嬴姓(以封邑为氏): 出自上古东夷部落首领伯益的后裔。战国中期(公元前 367 年),秦献公为了向东扩展秦国势力,在蒲地与蓝地(今陕西省蓝田县)等地设县,筑城防御并逼迫魏国边境。当时秦国嬴姓王室贵族“秦子向”因功获封于蓝田,其后裔子孙便以先祖的封地名称“蓝”为姓氏,世代相传,形成了今日蓝氏的主流。
源于神农氏(炎帝支系): 另一支古老源头可追溯至神农氏十一世孙“昌奇”。相传昌奇在帝榆罔(炎帝部落末代首领)执政时担任火官,因分封于汝南蓝山,被赐姓为蓝,昌奇也被许多蓝氏族人尊为远古得姓始祖。
得姓始祖: 昌奇(远古始祖)、秦子向(蓝田始祖)
始祖地: 陕西蓝田、河南汝南
郡望堂号: 中山郡、汝南郡、东莞郡;戒君堂、凤音堂、汝南堂
当今排序/人口: 第 164 位/约 96 万
宋版百家姓排序: 第 200 位
现存家谱: 19 部
藍氏圖騰釋義
【釋義】 藍(簡體作「蓝」),本義是一種一年生草本植物,即蓼藍(俗稱藍靛草)。古人常採摘其葉提取青藍色染料,古語有雲「青,取之於藍而青於藍」。在字形上,從艹、監聲。上古時期的藍氏族人一定精於植物印染或以此類經濟作物為氏族圖騰,寓意著青出於藍、色彩絢麗與文採斐然的家族氣象。
【起源】 藍氏源流主要有兩個重要源頭,其一源自嬴姓,屬於以封邑名稱為氏:
源於嬴姓(以封邑為氏): 出自上古東夷部落首領伯益的後裔。戰國中期(公元前 367 年),秦獻公為了向東擴展秦國勢力,在蒲地與藍地(今陝西省藍田縣)等地設縣,築城防禦並逼迫魏國邊境。當時秦國嬴姓王室貴族「秦子向」因功獲封於藍田,其後裔子孫便以先祖的封地名稱「藍」為 my 姓氏,世代相傳,形成了今日藍氏的主流。
源於神農氏(炎帝支系): 另一支古老源頭可追溯至神農氏十一世孫「昌奇」。相傳昌奇在帝榆罔(炎帝部落末代首領)執政時擔任火官,因分封於汝南藍山,被賜姓為藍,昌奇也被許多藍氏族人尊為遠古得姓始祖。
得姓始祖: 昌奇(遠古始祖)、秦子向(藍田始祖)
始祖地: 陝西藍田、河南汝南
郡望堂號: 中山郡、汝南郡、東莞郡;戒君堂、鳳音堂、汝南堂
當今排序/人口: 第 164 位/約 96 萬
宋版百家姓排序: 第 200 位
現存家譜: 19 部
【Meaning】
The original meaning of Lan (蓝) is the name of a plant. Specifically, it refers to Indigo (known as Landian or Liaolan), a plant traditionally used to create deep blue dyes. In ancient Chinese philosophy, this plant is famously referenced in the saying "Blue comes from indigo but is bluer than indigo" (青出于蓝而胜于蓝), symbolizing a student surpassing their teacher.
【Origins】
From the Ying (嬴) Surname: This lineage originates from the descendants of Bo Yi, specifically through Qin Zixiang. It is a surname derived from the name of a fief.
Historical Context: In 367 BC (the 2nd year of King Xian of Zhou), Duke Xian of Qin (Qin Xiangong) sought to expand his territory eastward. He established counties in Pu and Lan (present-day Lantian, Shaanxi) to exert pressure on the borders of the State of Wei.
Establishment of the Surname: The descendants of Qin Zixiang, who governed these lands, adopted the name of their ancestral fief, Lan, as their surname.
Alternative Branch: Another tradition traces the name back to Chang Qi, an official during the Liang Dynasty, though the Qin Zixiang lineage in Lantian is widely regarded as the primary source.
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Founding Ancestors
Qin Zixiang (Lord of the State of Lan), Chang Qi
Ancestral Homeland
Lantian, Shaanxi Province
Prefectural Mansions
Zhongshan, Runan, Dongguan
Notable Hall Name
Jiejun Hall (Hall of Warning the Monarch)
Modern Ranking / Population
Ranked 164th / Approx. 960,000 people
Song Dynasty Ranking
Ranked 200th in the Hundred Family Surnames
Extant Genealogies
19 volumes currently preserve
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