Researching Gigi Lai
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2 people with the Lai surname? In that year Lai was ranked number 3577 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Gigi Lai on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Gigi Lai and the Lai Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 1348 people with the Lai surname in the UK? Lai is now ranked number 2813 for popularity in the UK. |
Lai Family History Databases
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Lai Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Lai surname in the USA? Lai is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Lai Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Gigi Lai. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Gigi Lai
Gigi Lai
Gigi Lai (born 1 October 1971) is a Hong Kong actress and singer. Entering the entertainment industry in 1985, Lai was under a contract with the television station TVB from 1991 until she retired in 2008. Nicknamed by the Hong Kong media as the "Goddess of Beauty" (愛美神), she is best known for her roles in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (2000), War and Beauty (2004), for which she won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress, The Charm Beneath (2005), The Dance of Passion (2006), and The Gem of Life (2009).
Source: Gigi Lai, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Lai
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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