The surname originated as a semantic variant ofQing (庆), which can be traced back to Qing Feng (庆封), the great-grandson ofDuke Huan of Qi. In the Eastern Han dynasty, a well-known official and descendant of the Qing family, Qing Chun (庆纯), changed his surname to He, which has the same meaning as Qing, because his surname Qing happened to be the given name of Liu Qing (刘庆), the father of theEmperor An of Han, in order to avoid anaming taboo.[3]
Another origin was a shortened form of disyllabic surnames such as He Lan (贺兰), He Lai (贺赖), He Dun (贺敦), which were from theXianbei ethnic group, shortened to He through cultural fusion with the Han people during Northern and Southern dynasties.
Anna Mae He (贺梅; born 1999), an American child who was the subject of a custody battle between her Chinese biological parents and American adopted parents
He Guan (贺惯; born 1993 in Tai'an) is a Chinese football player
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