"Lei" meaning in English

See Lei in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Leis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Chinese 雷 (léi). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zh|雷|tr=léi}} Chinese 雷 (léi) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Leis}} Lei (plural Leis)
  1. A surname from Chinese.

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Lei meaning in English (0.9kB)

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