Submitted Name
SaveType Surname (from nickname & from location)
Usage Welsh, Irish, English, Scottish, Chinese (Latinized)
Scripts 狄 (Chinese: Dí), 李 (Chinese: Li)
Other Forms FormsDi, Daw
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Meaning & History
Welsh: nickname for a swarthy person, from Welsh du ‘dark’, ‘black’. Irish: variant of Daw. English and Scottish: habitational name from a settlement on the banks of the river Dee in Cheshire or either of the rivers so named in Scotland. The origin of both of these is a Celtic word meaning ‘sacred’, ‘goddess’
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Chinese: Romanization of several Chinese surnames, such as Di, and Hokkien pronunciations of Li.
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Chinese: Romanization of several Chinese surnames, such as Di, and Hokkien pronunciations of Li.