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Kyi Family History

Kyi Surname Meaning

Burmese: from a personal name usually forming part of a compound name from kyi ‘clear’. — Note: Since Burmese do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 朱 see Zhu

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 紀 possibly based on its Teochew or Hokkien pronunciation see Ji

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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