Linghu

PronunciationLínghú (Mandarin)
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Chinese language
Word/nameGeneral Wei Ke (魏颗)
DerivationCity of Linghu, Zhou dynasty

Linghu (Chinese: 令狐; pinyin: Línghú) is a Chinese compound surname. During the Zhou dynasty, a general, Wei Ke (魏顆) scored many victories for Zhou and was granted the city of Linghu. All his descendants took the compound surname Linghu.