Släkthistoria för Huai
Huai Vad efternamn betyder
Chinese:: Mandarin form of the surname 懷 meaning ‘miss yearn for’ in Chinese: (i) said to be borne by descendants of the legendary king Wu Huai Shi (無懷氏) who lived prior to the Xia dynasty (2070–1600 BC ). (ii) possibly from the placename Huai (懷) the name of a fief (located in Henan province) originally granted to Tang Shu Yu (Shu Yu of Tang) son of King Wen of Zhou (1152–1056 BC ). (iii) possibly from Huai (懷) the posthumous title of Chu Huai Wang (楚懷王 King Huai of Chu ruler of the state of Chu died 296 BC ). (iv) possibly adopted in place of another Chinese surname Wei (隗). (v) possibly traced back to Song Weizi the founder of the state of Song. Mandarin form of the surname 淮: (i) said to be traced back to Shi Huai Fu (师淮父) a figure during the Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BC ). (ii) from Huai (淮) the name of a river (also known as Huai River located in present-day Anhui province).
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
