Surnames have always been one of China’s traditional cultures. There are a wide variety of surnames in China, and they all have different connotations and origins. When naming your baby, surnames are still an indispensable part. . The first label of a person's birth is his name. A good name will impress people deeply. The 2018 Birth Name Directory will tell you what name is suitable for your child! The origin and explanation of the surname Li: The Li family lived in eastern Henan for two hundred years from the late Shang Dynasty to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. During the Western Han Dynasty, one branch of the Li family moved to what is now Shandong. Starting from about the Eastern Han Dynasty, people from the Li family migrated to the southwest one after another and were distributed in Sichuan and Yunnan. Some of them merged into the Bai, Miao, Zhuang, Yi, Manchu, Hui, and Among the Tujia, Naxi and other ethnic groups. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Li family was already a common surname in the country. Cui, Lu, Li, and Zheng in the Central Plains were collectively known as the four most famous families. However, before the Tang Dynasty, they mainly developed in the north. The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of China's feudal society. As the national surname, the Li family was the most prestigious. There were three main migrations of the Li family to the south in the Tang Dynasty: one was in the early Tang Dynasty, when some of the Li family moved south. Some of the Li family from Henan entered Fujian with Chen Zheng, Chen Yuanguang and their sons during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty to open up Zhangzhou in Fujian. The second time was during the Anshi Rebellion, many descendants of the Li family moved to the south. The third time was during the Five Dynasties. Due to unrest, some of the Li family moved to Fujian, Putian, Jinjiang and other places to settle. Starting from the late Ming Dynasty, people from Fujian and Guangdong Li families immigrated to Taiwan one after another. The Li family's migration overseas began in the early Ming Dynasty. Those who went to Ryukyu Kingdom were all Fujianese. Many of the generals sent by Ryukyu Kingdom to the Ming and Qing Dynasties were surnamed Li, and they were all Chinese who immigrated to Ryukyu from Fujian. In Chinese history, there have been more than 60 people with the surname Li who have proclaimed themselves emperors and kings, and have successively established regimes such as Dacheng, Xiliang, Liang, Wu, Wei, Tang, Chu, Later Tang, Southern Tang, Dashu, Xixia and Dashun.
The origin of "Li"
1. According to "Northern History", the Li family of Zhao County was the successor of Zhao general Wu Anjun, and Li Zuoche preceded him.
2. According to the "Book of Wei", the Northern Xianbei people in the Later Wei Dynasty had the compound surname "Chi Li", which was later changed to the single surname "Li" in Chinese characters.
3; According to the "Book of Tang Dynasty, Lineage List of Prime Ministers", it comes from the surname "Ying". After Gaotao, he was Dali (the chief of prison officials in charge of criminal law) and took Guan as his surname. Laozi, the founder of Taoism in the Spring and Autumn Period, took Li "Li" as his surname because his ancestors were Li officials, and was called Li Er.
4. The royal surname of the Tang Dynasty was "Li", and "Li" became the national surname. The founding fathers of the early Tang Dynasty, the generals Xu, Bing, An, Du, Hu, Hong, Guo, Ma, Xianyu, Zhang, Bu, Adiao, Shili, Dong, Luo and Zhu Xie had sixteen surnames (five of them were (Compound surname) was given the national surname "Li". In addition, many families changed their name to the Li family, and the number of Li family members increased greatly.
Celebrities with the surname Li Li Jing: (571 AD to 649 AD), named pharmacist, a native of Sanyuan, Jingzhao (now Sanyuan, Shaanxi). The nephew of the famous Sui Dynasty general Han Qinhu and a famous Tang Dynasty general.
Li Jiancheng: (589-626 AD), nicknamed Bishamen, the eldest son of Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty, and a native of Chengji, Longxi (now Qin'an, Gansu).
Li Qin: (594-669 AD), whose original surname was Xu, whose given name was Shi~xun, whose courtesy name was Maogong, and who lived in Lihu, Caozhou (now southeast of Dongming, Shandong). The family was rich. He first rebelled against Zhai Rang and joined the Wagang Army. He was granted the title of Duke of Donghai County for his meritorious service. After the failure of the Wagang Army, he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. He was appointed as General Youwuhou by Tang Emperor Li Yuan. He was granted the title of Cao Guogong and given the surname Li. Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, had a taboo name and a single name (responsibility).
Li Tudi: Chief Ji Mohe (distributed in the Songhua River, Mudanjiang River Basins and the middle and lower reaches of Heilongjiang). He came to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty when the Tang Dynasty was first established. Later, he defeated the Turkic soldiers who attacked Youzhou. In 2000, he was appointed as the right guard general by Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty and given the title of Li family. Li Jiaqing was also from the Mohe tribe. His surname was Ru and his given name was Chang. He moved to Youzhou and became a general of Shuofang tribe. He was given the surname Li because of his military exploits and changed his name to Jiaqing. His son Li Huaiguang was named Du Yuhou during the reign of Emperor Dezong of Tang Dynasty.
Li Linfu: (AD? ~ 752), nicknamed Genu, was in the same line as the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. He was the fifth-generation grandson of Li Hu, the grandfather of Tang Emperor Li Yuan. In terms of seniority, Li Linfu is one generation higher than Tang Xuanzong Li Longji.
Li Fuguo: (704-762 AD), whose real name was Li Jingzhong. He was renamed Fuguo because of his meritorious service in supporting Emperor Suzong of the Tang Dynasty to the throne and serving as the Army Marshal's Sima. Famous Tang Dynasty eunuch.
Comprehensive list of baby names for girls surnamed Li in 2018
Li Qingshan, Li Wanling, Li Xiaohuai, Li Yingqing, Li Jingyan, Li Jingxia, Li Yingqin
Li Ningzhen, Li Bingrong, Li Jingxin, Li Yuqing, Li Zhiqiao, Li Shanning, Li Xiaoxia
< p> Li Bingtong, Li Guqiu, Li Hanxi, Li Xinsi, Li Feiyan, Li Shanyun, Li YuezhuLi Junyao, Li Yashuang, Li Caiyun, Li Caiyun, Li Xiatong, Li Xinran, Li Jiangrong, Li Hanling
Li Yelei, Li Yuhan, Li Huanqing, Li Xiaojin, Li Shanmiao, Li Yunru, Li Bitao
< p> Naming baby boysLi Yaoxi Li Yangyun Li Yunkai Li Chengbi Li Hongyi Li Jiaxi Li Chengan
Li Zhize Li Junyi Li Heyu Li Deyao Li Xudong Li Yuankui Li Haoge
Li Gaoyi Li Zhigang Li Zhicheng Li Youyun Li Huahan Li Jiayi Li Zeyu
Li Siyuan, Li Jiashi, Li Hongshuo, Li Weimao, Li Xinhan, Li Hongbao, Li Qiwen
Li Yanjun, Li Yingzhuo, Li Weiqi, Li Jingyi, Li Ruize, Li Haomiao, Li Jianming