Last name: HAI

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HAI : This last name is indexed 12,854 times on Geneanet!

Origin of last name

HAI : 1: Muslim (mainly the Indian subcontinent): from a personal name based on Arabic ḥayy ‘alive’. Al-Ḥayy ‘the Living’ is an attribute of Allah.2: Jewish: variant of Hay.3: Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 海 meaning ‘sea’ in Chinese: (i) possibly from the second element of the placename Nan Hai (南海 ‘South Sea’) (located in Guangdong province) said to have been the residence of a descendant of the legendary Huang Di the ‘Yellow Emperor’ (c. 27th century BC). (ii) borne by descendants of Hai Chun (海春) an official who lived during the reign of Duke Ling of Wey (the 28th ruler of the state of Wey 540–493 BC).4: Chinese: Cantonese form of the surname 奚 see Xi 1.5: Chinese: Cantonese form of the surname 解 see Xie 2.6: Vietnamese (Hải): from the Chinese surname 海 see 3 above.

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