Lí (surname 黎)
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 Lye (from Cantonese).
Li in Chinese character | |
| Language(s) | Chinese |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Lai, Lye |
| Derivative(s) | Lê (Vietnamese) |
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).
In Vietnam, some Chinese Li (黎) families changed their surname to Vietnamese Hà or Hồ (胡).
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
- 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
See also
- Lê, Vietnamese version
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"
- ^ 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。"
- ^ "Chinese Ethinc Li People, Li family picture, Chinese Minorites Li people". www.chinatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-12-29.