Don't know if I've got it precisely, but I'll cut and paste it here so I can find it later.
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Hakka surname Looi is also
Chinese surname No.69 Lei2
Lei2 means: thunder
e.g. Lei2 Yu3 means : thunderstorm
Surname Lei2 is about 4600 years old.
Abstract: Surname Lei2 was originated in an area which was called the
Feng2 Ye4 Perfecture during the Han4 Dynasty (206BC to 220AD).
The present day location of Feng2 Ye4 Prefecture is in
Da4 Li4 county in Shaanxi province China.
Surname Lei2 is a very, very old surname, as old as Huang2 Di4
(Yellow Emperor). The way of writing this character Lei2 has
changed ten times through out the recorded history. It is so ancient that
much of the information about surname Lei2 has been lost or not
been preserved properly.
According to the Shi3 Ji4 (Historical Records) the surname of
Yellow Emperor's wife Lei4 Zu3 was Fang Lei2. The Shi3 Ji4 also recorded
that Yellow Emperor employed a man named Lei2 Gong as a herbalist. This man
was well known for his formula of mixing herbs. Any sick patient who came
to him for treatment had a high chance of recovery after taking his herbal
medicine. His medicine was like elixer. Yellow Emperor adored him.
After his death, in order to commemorate him, his children adopted
LEI2 (thunder) as their surname and left the word Gong (grandfather
which was the title of respect his patients give him).
Shi3 Ji4 (Historical Records)
The character of Lei2 in Kang Xi Zi3 Dian3
(Kang Xi Dictionary)
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Concerning the surname "THUNDER" (Lei, Louie, Looi, or "Loy" in my case), I recently discovered from a cousin in China that any Chinese with the last name THUNDER (I will use "Lei" in Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin) comes from the minority tribe or nation called SHE.
A search on a good search engine for minority nations in China will lead you to more information. Look out for people who are primarily agriculturally based, who like to sing when they work/talk, and whose women wear black with red outlines and have their hair tied up like the tail of a phoenix. The SHE's have 5 different last names attributed to them, and there is an interesting legend that connects those names. The Lei's (unfortunately) have the legend of being associated with dog-headed people! :)
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yo DOGHEAD! hahaha that so seriousely is your new nickname hahal... that was really interesting actually.. i have known for a long time that was your surname, and your middle name is your nonenglishy name right? oh btw, is your last name litterally written 雷 thunder?? or is like written in a different way? You know I have been fixated for years by the name "thunderbunny" (a real resident of the bham area!) but are you telling me you are "thunderdoggy"? hahaha... anyway, peace !!
ps. did i miss it_? wheres the source for this datadumb?
datadump!! gosh i sound so mean calling it a datadumb hahaha
No, it is 雷, alright. Although I noticed a lot of Anglicized versions of the name is Looi, Louie, or even Loy. I pulled the data from a forum and some other site, but I was too lazy to source it, so there.
Thunderbunny, huh?
Wanna see my thunderstick?
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