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 Li surname | |
| Language(s) | Chinese |
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| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Derivation | Emperor Yao |
| Meaning | Dark |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Ly/Lee/Yi |
| Derivative(s) | Lai/Lei |
| See also | Licheng County |
Lí (Chinese: 黎) is a Chinese surname meaning "dawn".[1][2] It is most common in Central and South China (including Hong Kong) where it is transliterated as "Lai" (from the Cantonese language), and is one of the four most common surnames among ethnic Vietnamese, which in the Vietnamese language is Lê. It is No.103 in the New Baijiaxing,[3] but Zhongguo Renming Dacidian lists as No.262 in the original Song Dynasty Baijiaxing.[4]
It is also commonly spelled Ly, Lai, or Lei. The name is transliterated as Ryeo or Yeo in Korean.
in the South China, Li (黎) and Lai (赖) has same dialect a Lai. so, some Chinese Li (黎) family from Lai (赖) family because with common dialect the Lai, Lei. Chinese Lai (赖) family founded from jI (姬) family, Jiang (姜) family and, unknown south Chinese.
in the Vietnamese, some Chinese Li (黎) family change surname to Hà/Hồ (胡). later they family open a Hồ dynasty. Chinese text "Ha" (胡) has meaning alike Xianbei, nor just dialect Ha is common of the Xia.
Origin of Li family
- in the around of Yangtze_River, old Jiuli (九黎) people get surname Li (黎) with tribe name.
- in Xia Dynasty period, Emperor Yao's Posterity get surname Li (黎) on Guli (state) (古黎国) with state name.
- In Shang Dynasty period, Various Chinese get surname Li (黎) on Li (state) (黎国) with state name.
- in the Southern_and_Northern_Dynasties period, Xianbei people get surname Li (黎).
- in the Taiping_Rebellion, Unknown Lai (赖) family change surname to Li (黎) with similar dialect.
- in the Qing Dynasty period, Taiwan's Taokas people get surname Li (黎) from Qing the Government.
People with surname Li (黎)
- Leon Lai (黎明), Chinese actor
- Li Yüan-hung, provisional ROC president
- Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily
- Gigi Lai, singer and TVB actress
- Leon Lai, Cantopop singer
- Lai Lok-yi, Hong Kong actor
- Lai Man-Wai, film director known as Father of Hong Kong Cinema
- Kitson Lai, founder of Bloggerdaddy.com
- Wayne Lai, Hong Kong actor
see also
References
- ^ Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Li
- ^ Ning Yegao Chinese Personal Names Federal Publications, Singapore, page 176 "黎 Wade: Li"
- ^ 黎姓 新百家姓排名：103
- ^ 陈明远,Chen Mingyuan 汪宗虎 中国姓氏辞典 - Volume 1 1995- Page 241 "古吕国"之地·春秋时蔡乎侯自上黎徒都下察,也称为折蔡·汉鼻新黎县;椅代改屈蔡州·在今河南 ... 之称; (中国人名大辞典)收录黎氏 50 例·末(百家姓)列为第 262 姓。"