Lí (黎)

Family name
Pronunciation Lí (Mandarin)
Lai (Cantonese)
(Hokkien, Vietnamese)
Ryeo, Yeo (Korean)
Meaning multitude, black
Region of origin China
Language(s) of origin Chinese

(Chinese: ) is a Chinese surname meaning "dawn".[1] 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 .

The name is transliterated as Ryeo or Yeo in Korean.

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References

  1. ^ Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Li