Lý (Vietnamese surname)
Lý (Hán-Nôm: 李) is a Vietnamese surname. It is the 14th most common Vietnamese surname and is the 1176th most common American surname, according to the 2010 United States Census.[1]
Origin[]
One of the earliest occurrences of the name Lý in Vietnam is the warrior Lý Ông Trọng, who lived around 200 BCE.
Lý Thái Tổ established the Lý dynasty (sometimes known as the Later Lý dynasty), which ruled the northern half of Vietnam from 1009 to 1225.
People surnamed Ly[]
Monarchs of the Lý Dynasty[]
- Lý Bí
- Lý Phật Tử
- Lý Công Uẩn
- Lý Nhân Tông
- Lý Thái Tông
- Lý Thánh Tông
- Lý Chiêu Hoàng (李佛金), empress regnant in the history of Vietnam, last sovereign of the Lý Dynasty
Others[]
- Lý Đạo Thành, a courtier under the Lý Dynasty
- Lý Long Tường (李龍祥), prince of Lý Dynasty
- Lý Thường Kiệt, Lý dynasty general
- Lý Tiến (李進), civil servant in Jiaozhi, later became Imperial adviser for Emperor Xian of Han in capital Luoyang
- Lý Trường Nhân (李長仁), local ruler of Jiaozhou recognised by Emperor Ming of Song from 468 to 485.
- Ly Dynasty
- Lý Nam Đế (李賁), founder of the Early Lý Dynasty of Vietnam
- Lý Thái Tổ (李公蘊), founder of the Lý Dynasty of Vietnam and founder of Hanoi in 1010
See also[]
- Lee (Korean surname)
- Li (surname)
References[]
- ^ "Most common surnames in the United States, rank 1001-2000". Mongabay.com. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
External links[]
Categories:
- Vietnamese-language surnames