《北齐书·列传·卷四十一》
他的祖先本来姓姬，战国末年，因为躲避战乱到塞外，在祁连山居住，就以山为姓，北方人发音不准，就变成了綦连氏。
其先姬姓，六国末，避乱出塞，保祁连山，因以山为姓，北人语讹，故曰綦连氏。
His ancestors originally had the surname Ji, but because they fled to the border and settled in Qilian Mountain to avoid war during the end of the Warring States Period, they adopted the surname of the mountain. Due to the improper pronunciation by the northerners, it became the Qilian family.