Lí (surname 黎)

Li (黎)
	Li in Chinese character
Language(s)	Chinese
Origin
Language(s)	Old Chinese
Other names
Variant form(s)	Lai, Lei
Derivative(s)	Lê (Vietnamese)

Lí (Chinese: 黎) 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 (九黎) people got surname Li (黎) as a tribal name. In Ancient China, descendants of Shaohao were surnamed Li on Licheng County (黎城). During the Xia dynasty, descendants of Emperor Yao were surnamed Li (黎) in Licheng County (黎城).^{[citation needed]}

In Vietnam, some Chinese Li (黎) families changed their surname to Vietnamese Hà or Hồ (胡).^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

Leon Lai (黎明), 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 (黎孙), Peruvian pastor and politician
Lai Lok-yi, Hong Kong singer
Lai Man-Wai, film director
Newton Lai (黎漢持), Hong Kong actor
Wayne Lai, Hong Kong actor
Li Zhaohuan (黎照寰; 1898–1969) President of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
The eight Li brothers of Xiangtan, including:
- Li Jinxi (1890–1978)
- Li Jinhui (1891–1967)
- Chin Yang Lee (Li Jinyang; 1915–2018), author of novel The Flower Drum Song
Lai Tat-wing a.k.a. Lai Tat Tat Wing, Hong Kong comics artist

References

^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Li (1) - Behind the Name". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
^ Ning, Yegao. Chinese Personal Names. Singapore: Federal Publications. p. 176.
^ Chen Mingyuan 陈明远, Wang Yonghu 汪宗虎 (1995). 中国姓氏辞典 [Chinese Surname Dictionary] (in Chinese) (1st ed.). 北京出版社. p. 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。
^ "Chinese Ethinc Li People, Li family picture, Chinese Minorites Li people". www.chinatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-12-29.

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