Surname Overview
Surname Identity
The source explicitly identifies Anan (simplified 阿难, traditional 阿難; pronounced ē nán) as a Daur surname.
E＇nán Surname
Surname profileE＇nán / Ê-nan
Origins
Variant and River-Name Origin
The source says the surname may also be written 鄂嫩 and originated at the Onon River, which it describes as an old name for the Heilongjiang; according to the webpage, the river name became the surname.
Possible Adoption of Single-Character Surnames
Using explicitly qualified wording, the source says members of the Anan (Enen) surname may later have adopted the single-character surnames E, Ao, or Wu, reportedly by taking the initial sound and choosing similar-sounding Chinese characters. It does not establish that every lineage made such a change.
Historical Records
Secondary Attestation
According to the webpage, Chinese People's Names: Daur cites Draft Gazetteer of Heilongjiang as recording the surname. This is a secondary citation chain supplied by the webpage, not direct verification of the original gazetteer text.
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