The lei Surname
lei Name Meaning and History
- Chinese
: said to be from a modified form of the
name of Lei Zu, principal wife of the legendary emperor Huang Di
(2697–2595 bc) and the first woman to be designated
empress. - Chinese
: Cantonese variant of Li
1. - Dutch: nickname for a lazy person, from Middle Dutch lei ‘lazy’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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