Släkthistoria för Bei
Bei Vad efternamn betyder
Italian (Bèi): regional variant of Belli. The name is found especially in Perugia province. Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 貝 meaning ‘cowrie’ or ‘shell’ in Chinese: (i) from the placename Bei Qiu (貝丘) originally a fief (located in Hebei province) in the state of Jin during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC ). (ii) simplified form of Bei (郥) the name of an ancient state (located in Shandong province). Chinese: Mandarin and Cantonese form of the surname 秘 (also pronounced as Bi or Mi in Mandarin in some local regions) see Bi
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
