Lí (surname 黎) explained
| Li (黎) |
| Language: | Chinese |
| Language origin: | Old Chinese |
| Variant: | Lai, Lei |
| Derivative: | Lê (Vietnamese) |
Lí is a Chinese surname.[1] [2] It mostly appears in Central and South China (including Hong Kong and Macao) where it is transliterated as Lai or Lei (from Cantonese).
It is around the 81st most common in Mainland China.
In Vietnam, it is spelled Lê and is one of the four most common surnames among ethnic Vietnamese people.
It is listed 262nd in the Song dynasty classic Hundred Family Surnames.[3]
Some Hlai people in Hainan Island also use Lí as a surname.[4]
Origin
Around the Yangtze River, any Jiuli people got surname Li as a tribal name. In Ancient China, descendants of Shaohao were surnamed Li on Licheng County . During the Xia dynasty, descendants of Emperor Yao were surnamed Li in Licheng County .
In Vietnam, some Chinese Li families changed their surname to Vietnamese Hà or Hồ .
Notable people
- Leon Lai, actor and Cantopop singer
- Li Yuanhong, 4th president of the Republic of China
- Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily
- Gigi Lai, singer and TVB actress
- Humberto Lay, Peruvian pastor and politician
- Lai Lok-yi, Hong Kong singer
- Lai Man-Wai, film director
- Newton Lai, Hong Kong actor
- Wayne Lai, Hong Kong actor
- Li Zhaohuan (; 1898–1969) President of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- The eight Li brothers of Xiangtan, including:
- Lai Tat-wing a.k.a. Lai Tat Tat Wing, Hong Kong comics artist
See also
References
- Web site: Meaning, origin and history of the name Li (1) - Behind the Name . 2024-04-17 . Behind the Name.
- Book: Ning, Yegao . Chinese Personal Names . Federal Publications . Singapore . 176.
- Book: Chen Mingyuan 陈明远, Wang Yonghu 汪宗虎 . 中国姓氏辞典 . 北京出版社 . 1995 . 1st . 241 . zh . Chinese Surname Dictionary . "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。".
- Web site: Chinese Ethinc Li People, Li family picture, Chinese Minorites Li people. 2020-12-29. www.chinatoday.com.
