Lý: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Lý – Meaning: primarily a Vietnamese surname (cognate to the Chinese surname Lǐ 李, literally 'plum tree') and the name of the Lý dynasty, rather than a name chosen for independent lexical meaning – Origin: Sino-Vietnamese (surname/dynasty name) – Gender: Girl


Lý is a Sino-Vietnamese (surname/dynasty name) girl's name meaning “primarily a Vietnamese surname (cognate to the Chinese surname Lǐ 李, literally 'plum tree') and the name of the Lý dynasty, rather than a name chosen for independent lexical meaning”. It appears in our list of 175+ Vietnamese Baby Names That Are Musical and Meaningful.

Meaning & Origin of Lý

Meaning: Primarily a Vietnamese surname (cognate to the Chinese surname Lǐ 李, literally 'plum tree') and the name of the Lý dynasty, rather than a name chosen for independent lexical meaning.

Origin: Sino-Vietnamese (surname/dynasty name).

Source: Wiktionary.

Popularity of Lý

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1973–2008.

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