Lai

Girl name variations

Family name origins & meanings

• Chinese : from the name of a state called Lai (in present-day Henan province), which existed during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). Descendants of the ruling class of this state adopted its name as their surname.
• Chinese : Cantonese variant of Li 2.
• Vietnamese : unexplained.
• Polish : dialect variant of the personal name Lew ‘lion’ (see Lew 2).

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