地名“富沙”和叶氏“富沙”之探究

Exploration of Place Names "Fusha" and "Fusha" of Ye’s Clan

富沙叶氏是福建省叶氏主要支系之一。地名"富沙"是建州城外一处大沙洲,自唐宋伊始被用作馆名、庙名、驿名以及名宦叶灏与郡王王延政的称号。"富沙"常出现在历代文人官宦诗作中,尤其以宋代为著。"富沙"还用作建州(建宁府)的代称,建州(建宁府)下属县的一些文人官宦也用此名来说明自己的籍贯。因此,"富沙"在不同层面有不同的特定含义,不是叶氏的专有名词;富沙叶氏之"富沙"不仅源于地名,主要还是始迁祖是富沙叶公的缘故。

"Fusha"Ye’s Clan is one of the main branches of Ye’s Clan in Fujian Province.The place name"Fusha"is a big sand bar outside Jianzhou city.It has been used as the title of museum name,temple name,post name and official Ye Hao and county Wang Yanzheng since Tang and Song dynasties."Fusha"often appeared in the poems of literati and officials in the past dynasties,especially in Song Dynasty."Fusha"is also used as the name of Jianzhou(Prefecture of Jianning).Jianzhou(Prefecture of Jianning)subordinate counties of some literati officials also use this name to explain their place of origin.Therefore,"Fusha"has different specific meanings at different levels,not Ye’s proper noun;Fusha Ye’s"Fusha"not only originates from place names,but also mainly because the first ancestor was Mr Ye in Fusha.