BBC Chinese. May 20, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/si ... erchef_larkin.shtml
("岑敬祖(Larkin Cen)的家族来自中国广东省,外祖父是一位出色的厨师,后来移居英国威尔士首府卡迪夫(Cardiff),经营外卖店")
Note:
(a) The English surname (yes, surname) is "from a medieval personal name, a pet form of Lawrence, formed with the addition of the Middle English suffix -kin (of Low German origin)."
Dictionary of American Family Names, by Oxford Univ Press.
(b) "Cardiff is the capital and largest city in Wales." Wiki |