Lei (surname)
Lei surname in regular script | |
| Pronunciation | Léi (Mandarin) Lûi (Hokkien) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Word/name | China |
| Meaning | Thunder |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Lei (Mandarin) Lui, Leoi, Lei, Loi (Cantonese) Louie, Loui, Lui, Lei (Taishanese) Looi, Lui (Hokkien, Teochew, Hakka, Hainanese, Fuzhounese) Lūi (Gan) |
| Derivative(s) | No, Ro (Korean) Lôi (Vietnamese) |
Lei is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname 雷 (Léi). It is the 69th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.
Additionally, the very common Chinese surname Li (李) is pronounced Lei in Standard Cantonese, and is sometimes romanized as "Lei", particularly among the Macanese.