Släkthistoria för Gai
Gai Vad efternamn betyder
Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 蓋 meaning ‘lid’ or ‘build’ in Chinese: (i) from the placename Gai (蓋) the name of a fief (located in Shandong province) granted to an official in the state of Qi during the Warring States period (475–221 BC ). (ii) adopted as the surname by the Ge Lou (蓋樓) family from the Xianbei ethnic group in northern China during the Northern Wei dynasty (386–534 AD ). Italian (Piedmont): from French surname Gai Gay literally ‘cheerful’; in some cases it is possible a nickname from dialect word gai ‘jay’. Italian (Tuscany): patronymic or plural form of Gaio Gaia.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
