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Li.

A surname from Chinese

2 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name

  1. A surname from Chinese

Where this word comes from

Transcription of 李 (Lǐ)

name

  1. A surname from Chinese

Where this word comes from

Transcription of 黎 (Lí)

name

  1. A surname from Chinese

Where this word comes from

Transcription of 理 (Lǐ)

name

  1. A county of Longnan, Gansu, China.

Where this word comes from

From Mandarin 禮 /礼 (Lǐ).

name

  1. A river in Guangxi, China.

Where this word comes from

Transcription of 漓 (Lí)

name

  1. A county of Changde, Hunan, China.

Where this word comes from

Transcription of 澧 (Lǐ)

name

  1. A surname from Korean, a variant of Lee and Rhee

Where this word comes from

From Korean 이(李) (I) and 리(李) (Ri).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.